British politician
Charles Adrian MacFie Maynard [ 1] Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats , he gained the seat from Robert Courts , a member of the Conservative Party . Maynard has been a member of West Oxfordshire District Council since 2022.
Early life and education
Maynard studied geography at Christ Church, Oxford , from 1990 to 1993.[ 2]
Career before Parliament
Maynard co-founded BDA Partners, an international investment advice company, in 1996.[ 3] Carterton , Witney , Eynsham and Oxford , from October 2020 to November 2023.[ 2]
In the 2022 council election , Maynard was elected as a member of West Oxfordshire District Council for the ward of Standlake , Aston and Stanton Harcourt .[ 4]
Parliamentary career
Maynard was elected as Member of Parliament for Witney in the 2024 general election . He received 41.2 per cent of the vote and a majority of 4,339 over the incumbent Conservative MP Robert Courts , then Solicitor General for England and Wales , who had represented the seat since 2016.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Personal life
Maynard and his wife Sophie have hosted refugees from Ukraine and Syria at their home near Witney .[ 8]
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