Tim Yeo has an extensive and wide-ranging career in politics and business, Tim is known for making things happen (e.g. in government by revising planning policy, creating greater local control over funding to care for the elderly) and making a difference (e.g. exposing government mishandling of the Foot and Mouth epidemic). He is much sought-after for his views on current affairs and how business can and should play a greater role in shaping our times.

He is an authoritative and independent commentator on environment issues as the Chairman of the All Party Committee of the Environmental Audit Committee.

Tim resigned from Michael Howard's Shadow Cabinet immediately after the 2005 General election because he felt the environment was not being taken seriously enough by the party.

He served in the Thatcher and Major Governments, latterly as Minister of State for the Environment and Countryside, where he reformed planning law, helped to develop climate change policy and established the now thriving Energy Saving Trust.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
1983 to present
MP for South Suffolk. One of only 30 Conservative MPs returned in the last six elections.

Member of Shadow Cabinet '98-'05. Ministerial briefs included Agriculture Health Education Trade & Industry Culture, Media & Sport Transport & Environment.

Chairman of Environmental Audit Committee. Appointed December '05 as chairman of the all party parliamentary group to question government and propose policy ideas on issues affecting the environment. Has recently produced reports on Sustainable Housing and Transport.

Government Minister '88-'94 Ministerial posts in Home Office, Foreign Office, Health & Environment.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Non-executive director of Univent plc, operators of private nursing homes ITI Energy Ltd, suppliers of gasifiers AFC Energy ltd, suppliers of fuel cells.

Various appointments in the City and Industry at board level before entering Parliament and serving in Government.

1980-1983.1 Chief Executive of SCOPE
1984-1990 Chairman of The Childrens Trust

Charterhouse School '63 Open Exhibition to Emmanuel College, Cambridge '63 Cambridge University '67
(MA, History).

Other interests
...Weekend FT, golf column (current)
...Trustee, Tanzania Development Trust '80-'90
...Founder, Chairman Charities Tax Reform Group '81-'90
...Investors, Chronicle, weekly column on Wall Street '74-'78

WHAT THE PAPER SAY

'He's friendly, credible, articulate and good on the telly.
A fully paid-up member of the human race'
GUARDIAN

'Mr Yeo is a force to be reckoned with'
EVENING STANDARD

'Impressive media performer'
INDEPENDENT

'Yeo is a leading moderniser.set apart from more
traditional Conservatives'
FINANCIAL TIMES

'Yeo has all the right ideas'
TIMES

'We like having Tim on the show'
QUESTION TIME TEAM