About Sue,
Sue lives in Shalford at the heart of the Guildford constituency with her husband. She has two grown up sons and two step-daughters. She is very actively involved in the community, as a school governor, through work with people suffering from mental health problems and through many local organisations which she supports.
She joined the Liberal Party in 1980 after becoming involved in a protest against the local authority continuing to dump waste within a few yards of a major housing development. Sue considers waste management to be a key concern and as such, strongly opposes large scale incineration for Guildford.
Sue joined the Liberal Party, the predecessors to the Liberal Democrats, in 1979 while living near Newbury. Prior to winning the Guildford constituency in 2001 Sue had extensive party experience at all levels. She entered Parliament in the 2001 election, becoming the first non-Conservative MP returned for Guildford since 1906 as well as its first female MP.
In Parliament Sue was a member of the influential Environmental Audit Select Committee, which scrutinises the environmental impact of government policies. She was also Shadow Environment Minister for the Liberal Democrats and played a strong role in environmental legislation. She chaired the All Party Sustainable Waste Group, the Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (Praseg) and was a founder of the All Party Group for Intelligent Energy.
Sue was founder and Chair of the All Party Group for Charitable Giving and successfully encouraged many MPs to use payroll giving in addition to promoting tax-effective giving within their constituencies. As a Member of Parliament, Sue campaigned against the issue of the Government's failure to tackle the need for tough arms controls.
Achievements
One of Sue's most significant achievements in Parliament was to remove one layer of secrecy from Europe by gaining the agreement of the Foreign Secretary to Ministers explaining what each of them did at European meetings. Ministerial statements on Europe can now be seen on Hansard.
At a national level, the concerns of pensioners, the elderly and those with mental health problems are particularly important to her. She believes that the way which society treats the young, the old and the vulnerable reflects on everyone.
Professional
Sue now works providing advice to companies and Parliamentarians, on general issues and also on environmental matters including the reduction of resource use by business.
A former project manager, Sue has major concerns about government projects and how the failure of such projects affects individuals, including, for example, the CSA, Tax Credits and the handling of asylum seekers. She wants to see government money spent much more effectively.
Sue for Guildford, Cranleigh and our villages
Sue Doughty has a strong record of action for the people of Guildford, Cranleigh and the surrounding villages.
She is campaigning with her local Lib Dem colleagues to protect Guildford's Green Belt and open green space, cut crime and keep our top-quality local NHS services.
Sue has helped thousands of local people and will make a real difference as Guildford's MP.
Vote Sue Doughty this year and help her in making change that works for you.
