Nick Raynsford
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Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford, known as Nick Raynsford, (born January 28, 1945) was born in Northampton and educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a Degree in History in 1966.
He was first elected a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in a by-election in 1986:
- Fulham (1986 - 1987 (lost to Conservative candidate Matthew Carrington)
- Greenwich (1992 - 1997)
- Greenwich & Woolwich (1997 - present)
His majority in the 2001 British General Election was 13,433 (receiving 60.52% of votes cast) [1] and 10,146 in the 2005 Election (receiving 49.2% of the votes cast). [2]
On May 29, 2002 he was appointed Minister of State for Local Government and the Regions with special responsibility for local government, English regions, electoral law, fire, health and safety and London.
Since the 2005 general election he has been a backbencher.
He described George Galloway as a demagogue, though in an interview conducted by Jeremy Paxman on Friday 6th May, the night of the 2005 General Election, Galloway said "I've never heard of Nick Raynsford."
Raynsford was one of the Labour rebels who voted against the proposed 90 day detention of terrorist suspects in November 2006 despite Police Chiefs saying the extended amount of time was necessary
[edit] 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
- Nick Raynsford MP unofficial blog
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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 |
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