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Nicholas Winterton
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Sir '''Nicholas Raymond Winterton''', (
Knight Bachelor,
2002), (born
March 31,
1938,
Rugeley,
Staffordshire) is a
Britain British politician, and
Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Member of Parliament for
Macclesfield (UK Parliament constituency) Macclesfield. Sir Nicholas undertook his
National Service 1957-
1959 and was commissioned into the 14/20 Kings Hussars serving in Germany.
He served as a member of the West Midlands
Conservative Council from
1967 to
1971 and was a
Warwickshire County Councillor representing a coal mining and industrial division in North Warwickshire from
1967-
1972. He has been MP for Macclesfield since
1971, when he won a by-election and has always held the seat comfortably. He has never been promoted to a ministerial or shadow role due to his reputation for being bold and outspoken.
When dealing with the concerns of his constituents, he prefers to visit their residence rather than call them to his office. It is a much more effective way of 'finding the seat of a problem' as Sir Nicholas said.
Sir Nicholas is considered a right-wing Tory, and opposed the reduction of the
Age_of_consent#United_Kingdom age of consent for same-sex sex to 16, the
Fox_hunting#Hunting_bans_in_the_UK ban on fox hunting and supported
Section 28. For some years he was a member of the
Conservative Monday Club and as far back as 26 January 1981 he was the Guest-of-Honour at the Club's Africa Group Dinner at
St Stephen's Club, Westminster, where
Harold Soref was in the chair.
He is currently the senior member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairmen, and one of the four members of the panel who takes sittings in
Westminster Hall on a frequent basis with the honorary title of Deputy Speaker. In 2002, he was knighted for his services to Parliament.
He is also Patron, and Chairman, of
The Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Relief Fund, a registered charity.
Sir Nicholas is married to
Ann Winterton, MP for
Congleton.
External links
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Conservative Party - Sir Nicholas Winterton MP official site
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Nicholas Winterton MP
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TheyWorkForYou.com - Nicholas Winterton MP
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