George Lee was selected last night to stand in Holborn and St Pancras at the next general election. (NB He is not the same George Lee who is a candidate for the European Parliament in the East Midlands.
I will add some biographical details about him shortly. Paul Barton, chairman of Holborn and St. Pancras Conservatives, has sent me the following biographical information about George:
"George Lee was born in modest circumstances in Hong Kong, and came to the UK as a child speaking no English. He has long and varied life experience, which include reaching the rank of Chief Inspector in the Metropolitan Police Force (he was the highest ranking Chinese officer in the UK), and was involved in some high profile cases (e.g. Triad gang murders in Soho). He also attended Trinity College, Cambridge as a mature student on a Bramshill scholarship reserved for police officers earmarked for the top.
"George was the founder member of the Black Police Association, has worked with various government departments, and since giving up his police career has been in business in recent years as a management consultant. He is (as far as we know) the first Chinese Parliamentary candidate selected by any of the major parties - showing the fact that the modern Conservative Party is truly an inclusive and meritocratic party."
The seat has been held in one form or other by Labour's Frank Dobson since 1979. The notional Labour majority after boundary changes (according to the Rallings and Thrasher figures) is 8,348 over the Lib Dems, with the Conservatives in third place on a notional 20.9%.
Jonathan Isaby
