Lee Scott

Lee Scott (born 6 April 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North from 2005 until his defeat at the 2015 general election. Scott is an officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel. In the 2021 Essex County Council election he was elected to the ward of Chigwell & Loughton Broadway. Early life and career Scott was born in the East End of London to a British Jewish family, He was educated at Clarks College in Ilford and the London College of Distributive Trades. From 1972 to 1982, Scott was a Director of Scott & Fishell. He was a sales executive for Toshiba from 1982 to 1984, for ITT from 1984 to 1986, and for NKR from 1986 to 1988. From 1988 to 1998, he was Campaign Director for the United Jewish Israel Appeal. He became a professional fundraiser for several charities, and has also volunteered with Victim Support. He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Waveney in the 2001 general election but failed to win the seat from Labour.