| Peter Bottomley MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Worthing West |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| In office 26 June 1975 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | William Hamling |
| Succeeded by | Clive Efford |
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| Born | 30 July 1944 Newport, Shropshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Peter James Bottomley (born 30 July 1944) is a British politician. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Worthing West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Eltham is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Woolwich West was a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983 Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar William "Bill" Hamling ( 10 August 1912 &ndash 20 March 1975) was a British Labour Party politician Clive Stanley Efford (born 10 July 1958 is a British Politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Eltham. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Worthing West. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Worthing West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Personal Life
Peter Bottomley was born in Newport, Shropshire, the son of Sir James Bottomley and of Barbara, née Vardon, a social worker. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of Sir James Reginald Alfred Bottomley, KCMG (Born 12 January 1920) was a British diplomat He received his schooling in Washington, D.C. and then Westminster School before going on to take an economics degree at Trinity College, Cambridge. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Royal College of St Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain 's leading boys' Independent schools with Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. He became a lorry driver (hence his membership of the Transport and General Workers Union) before moving on to industrial sales and industrial relations. A truck driver (Commonly called a trucker, driver or Teamster in the United States and Canada, a truckie or His last job before Parliament was putting lights outside theatres and cinemas in London's West End. In 1967 he married the well-connected Virginia Garnett, who later became an MP, a Cabinet Minister, a head-hunter and then a life peer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone PC DL, née Virginia Garnett (born 12 March 1948 They have a son and two daughters.
Parliament
Peter Bottomley contested the Woolwich West parliamentary seat in the February 1974 General Election and in October failing to defeat the sitting Labour MP William Hamling. Woolwich West was a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election William "Bill" Hamling ( 10 August 1912 &ndash 20 March 1975) was a British Labour Party politician William Hamling died on March 20, 1975, and in the space of 18 months, Bottomley faced the electors of Woolwich West for the third time at the June by-election in the last year Harold Wilson led the Labour government. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Peter Bottomley was elected as the Conservative MP for Woolwich West on June 26, 1975 with a majority of 2,382, and held this marginal seat and its successor, Eltham, in Parliament for the next 22 years. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Eltham is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In 1978 he became the President of the Conservative Trade Unionists a position he held for two years. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Conservative Trade Unionists (CTU is an organisation within the British Conservative Party made up of Conservative-supporting Trade unionists Although by 1974 Before the 1979 General Election, Peter Bottomley became a trustee with Christian Aid in 1978 until 1984. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 Christian Aid is one of the biggest international development agencies in the world Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) He was for some years a member of the Conservative Monday Club despite disagreeing with their policies on immigration, race relations, Rhodesia and South Africa. The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British pressure-group "on the right-wing of the Conservative Party " Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Race relations is the area of Sociology that studies the Social, Political, and Economic relations between races at all different Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He has been chairman of he Church of England's Children's Society, a trustee of MIND and of NACRO and on the policy committee of One Parent Families. He served on the successor committee to the Archbishop of Canterbury's commission Faith in the City and chaired the churches' review group on the Churches Main Committee. He is a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee.
He became the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Cranley Onslow in 1982. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Peter Bottomley's seat of Woolwich West was abolished and Bottomley fought the new seat of Eltham which he won by over 7,500 votes. Following the 1983 General Election, Peter Bottomley became the PPS to the Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Security Norman Fowler. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. The Department of Health and Social Security was a ministry of the British Government in existence for twenty years from 1968 until 1988 Peter Norman Fowler Baron Fowler, PC (born 2 February 1938) known as Norman Fowler before he was given his peerage and now also known as
After nine years on the backbenches, Bottomley became a member of Margaret Thatcher's government when he was appointed as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the then Department for Employment in 1984, moving sideways at the Department of Transport in 1986 to become the Minister of Roads and Traffic. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) ( Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) In 1989 he moved sideways again to the Northern Ireland Office. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Northern Ireland Office ( NIO) is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs He was dropped by Margaret Thatcher in 1990, when he briefly became PPS to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Brooke. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland Peter Leonard Brooke Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC (born 3 March 1934 is a British politician a former Conservative He has been a captain of the Parliamentary football team, no longer wins the parliamentary swimming competition and organises the annual dinghy sailing against the House of Lords, claiming never to have done worse than second. He was captain of the Commons eight, winning the Thames rowing race in gigs against the Lords 2007.
Politics
Since 1990 he has been a backbencher, described as a maverick but not a rebel. Peter Bottomley decided not to contest Eltham after major boundary change at the 1997 General Election, but sought nomination elsewhere. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Following the retirement of the veteran Conservative MP Terence Higgins, Bottomley contested Worthing West and won with a majority of over 9,000. Terence Langley Higgins Baron Higgins KBE DL PC (born 18 January 1928) is a British Conservative Politician He has held the seat comfortably since. In 2002-2003 he was Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and has now been a Member of Parliament for over 30 years and though yet to reach retirement age is one of the 20 longest serving MPs. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and
Bottomley is the Treasurer of the All-Party Group for World Government. The All-Party Group for World Governance, previously the All-Party Group for World Government, founded by Henry Usborne in 1947 is one of the oldest groups in the [1]
His current campaigns include KWASH, Keeping the Worthing and Southlands hospital; clemency for Krishna Maharaj; changing the troublesome system of Modernising Medical Careers for doctors in training. Krishna Maharaj (born January 26, 1939) is a Trinidad and Tobago -born British businessman and brother of Ramesh Maharaj, former
External links
- Peter Bottomley official site
- ePolitix.com - Peter Bottomley MP
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Peter Bottomley MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Peter Bottomley MP
- The Public Whip - Peter Bottomley MP voting record
- BBC News - Peter Bottomley profile 10 February, 2005
Offices held
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Hamling |
Member of Parliament for Woolwich West 1975–1983 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
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Member of Parliament for Eltham 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Clive Efford |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Worthing West 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
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