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Richard John Grenville Spring (born 24 September 1946, South Africa) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 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 Conservative Party Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, and was first elected in 1992. 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. West Suffolk is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Early life

He went to Rondebosch Boys' School in Cape Town and the University of Cape Town. Rondebosch Boys' High School and Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School make up a State school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town Spring attended the Magdalen College, Cambridge and graduated with an MA in Economics. Magdalene College redirects here see also Magdalen College Oxford Magdalene College (ˈmɔːdlɪn was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel in time In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts ( MA) is awarded to Bachelors After university he joined the international financial services company, Merrill Lynch in 1971 working there for fifteen years, becoming a Vice-President in 1976. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc () is a global financial services firm In 1986, Spring joined E F Hutton International Associates as joint Managing Director - they were taken over by Lehman Brothers, where as an Executive Director, he ran their US equities division Shearson Lehman Hutton. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc ( (pronounced ˈliːmən was a global financial-services firm prior to its bankruptcy and sale in 2008 Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Spring was Managing Director of Furman Selz (now owned by ING), a Xerox subsidiary, running their European operations. ING Groep NV () (known as ING Group) is a Financial institution of Dutch origin offering Banking Insurance and Rank Xerox was formed in 1956 as a Joint venture between the Xerox Corporation of U

Parliamentary career

He contested Ashton-under-Lyne in 1983. Ashton under Lyne is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He is currently a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party responsible for business links in the City of London.

Personal life

He married the Honourable Jane Henniker-Major in 1979 in Westminster. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. They have a son (born June 1987) and a daughter. They divorced in 1993.

Trivia

Spring is a distant relative of the former Irish Tánaiste Dick Spring. The Tánaiste (ˈtɑːnəʃtʲə plural Tánaistí) or more formally An Tánaiste, is the deputy prime minister of Ireland. Richard "Dick" Spring (born 29 August 1950 in Tralee, County Kerry) is a businessman and former senior Irish politician


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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Eldon Griffiths		 Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
1992–1997		 Succeeded by
David Ruffley
Preceded by
(new constituency)		 Member of Parliament for West Suffolk
1997 – present		 Incumbent

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Sir Eldon Griffiths (born 25 May 1925) was a British Conservative politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bury St Edmunds is a Constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the Town of Bury St Edmunds. David Laurie Ruffley (born 18 April 1962 Bolton) is a politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. West Suffolk is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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