Jeremy Hanley

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Sir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG (born November 17, 1945) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a chartered accountant.

He stood unsuccessfully at the Lambeth Central by-election, 1978 before becoming Member of Parliament for Richmond and Barnes in 1983. He lost his seat in the 1997 election.

During the John Major government, he served as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Office, then from 1994 to 1995 as Conservative Party Chairman with the Cabinet sinecure of Minister without Portfolio, and subsequently as Minister of State at the Foreign Office until 1997. He has been a member of the Privy Council since 1994.

Hanley's Richmond and Barnes constituency was abolished ahead of the 1997 election. He stood as the Conservative candidate for the new constituency of Richmond Park, but was defeated by the Liberal Democrat candidate Jenny Tonge.

Hanley is the son of the actor Jimmy Hanley (1918–1970) and the actress Dinah Sheridan (born 1920). His sister, Jenny Hanley, became an actress and TV presenter in the 1970s.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by new constituency (before: Richmond)	Member of Parliament for Richmond and Barnes 1983–1997	Succeeded by constituency abolished (after: Richmond Park)
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Norman Fowler	Chairman of the Conservative Party 1994–1995	Succeeded by Brian Mawhinney