Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Michael Howell OBE (born 27 July 1955) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley, having won the seat with an increased share of the vote in the Henley by-election, 2008. John Howell studied at the University of Edinburgh and holds a doctorate in archaeology from St John's College, Oxford. He worked as a tax inspector (1982 1985) for the Inland Revenue (now known as HM Revenue & Customs) before moving into the world of accountancy and consultancy as a tax adviser at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. He became a partner in Ernst & Young in 1990 and was responsible for opening Eastern Europe after the fall of communism.