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Nick Raynsford MP
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| Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Rosie Barnes |
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| Majority | 10,146 (28.5%) |
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Member of Parliament
for Fulham |
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| In office 10 April 1986 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Carrington |
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| Born | 28 January 1945 Northampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford, known as Nick Raynsford, (b.28 January 1945, Northampton) is a British Labour politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Greenwich & Woolwich constituency.
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Early life
He is the son of the later Wyvill Raynsford and Patricia Raysford (née Dunn) and brought up at Milton Manor in Milton Malsor1 a village just outside the town. He was educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a BA degree in history in 1966. He also has a diploma in Art and Design from the Chelsea School of Art.2
At university Raynsford was rusticated (suspended) for a year for night climbing. In the course of this he had displayed a banner against the Vietnam War between the pinnacles of King's College Chapel.3
Family
Married to Anne Jelley, 1968 with three daughters.
Member of Parliament
Raynsford was first elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party in a by-election in Fulham Constituency in 1986, but at the 1987 General Election lost to Conservative candidate Matthew Carrington.
He then became MP for Greenwich at the 1992 general election, and at the 1997 general election he won the re-drawn seat of Greenwich & Woolwich. He retained the seat at the 2001 and 2005 general elections, with majorities of 13,4334 and 10,1465 respectively.
In Parliament Raynsford was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Roy Hattersley and an Opposition spokesman 1993-97. When Labour came to power in 1997 he was appointed a Parliamentary Under Secretary in the Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions, and was promoted to Minister of State in the department 1999-2001. He was Deputy Minister of State in the reorganised Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02, and in the again reorganised Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2002-2005, with special responsibility for local government, English regions, electoral law, fire, health and safety and London.
After the 2005 general election Raynsford returned to the backbenches.
References
- ^ "Andrew Roth's Parliamentary Profiles in The Guardian". Retrieved on 2008-07-09.
- ^ (2005) Guide to the House of Commons. London: The Times, p166. ISBN 0 00 721182 1.
- ^ "Nocturnal Missions - The Times on line, 10 June 2007". Retrieved on 2008-08-10.
- ^ "BBC News Vote 2005 map".
- ^ "BBC News Vote 2005".
External links
- ePolitix - Rt Hon Nick Raynsford official site
- Nick Raynsford's Weblog official blog
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Nick Raynsford MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Nick Raynsford MP
- The Public Whip - Nick Raynsford MP voting record
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Martin Stevens |
Member of Parliament for Fulham 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by Matthew Carrington |
| Preceded by Rosie Barnes |
Member of Parliament for Greenwich 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Greenwich & Woolwich 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
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