What is Gerald Howarth?
[[File:Gerald Howarth.jpg|thumb|Gerald Howarth (2009)]] '''James Gerald Douglas Howarth''', known as '''Gerald Howarth''' (born September 12, 1947) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[politician]] and the [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[England|English]] [[wikt:constituency|constituency]] of [[Aldershot (constituency)|Aldershot]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was first [[wikt:elect|elected]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]] for the [[Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Cannock and Burntwood]] constituency but lost in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1992|1992 general election]]. He was re-elected at the 1997 General Election as MP for Aldershot. He is currently [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] as Minister for International Security Strategy.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/NewDefenceMinistersResponsibilitiesConfirmed.htm New Defence Ministers - responsibilities confirmed]</ref> He is a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{commonscat}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howarth, Gerald}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies]] [[Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs]]