Jeremy Hanley
Archie Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Soames |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond and Barnes | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremy James Hanley 17 November 1945 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Verna Villiers (m. 1973) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Jimmy Hanley Dinah Sheridan |
| Relatives | Jenny Hanley (sister) |
Sir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG (born 17 November 1945) is a politician and former chartered accountant from the United Kingdom. He served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1994 to 1995, and as a member of parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Richmond and Barnes from 1983 to 1997.
Career
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Hanley was educated at
Hanley stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative Party candidate in the 1978 Lambeth Central by-election, and for the same seat in the general election the following year, before becoming the MP for Richmond and Barnes at the 1983 general election, narrowly defeating the SDP–Liberal Alliance candidate Alan Watson.[1] On his first day in the House of Commons he ended up sitting next to Ian Paisley and introduced himself saying: "How do you do? I did not realise that you were on our side", to which Paisley replied: "Never confuse sitting on your side with being on your side."[2]
Hanley was the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Richard Luce from 1987 to 1990, and briefly the PPS to Chris Patten. He became an Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office in 1990, and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence in 1993.
In 1994, Hanley was brought into the
Hanley's Richmond and Barnes constituency was abolished as part of a redrawing of constituency boundaries ahead of the 1997 election. He stood as the Conservative candidate for the new constituency of
Since leaving politics, Hanley has served on a number of company boards and as a director of the
Honours
Hanley has been a member of the
Personal life
Hanley is the son of actors
References
Times Guide to the House of Commons 1997
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- ^ Mr. Jeremy Hanley (Richmond and Barnes) Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Hansard, 7 November 1990. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ ""Family Fortunes" Famous Family Fortunes (TV Episode 1983) - IMDb". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ HANLEY, Rt Hon Sir Jeremy (James), Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011, accessed 25 Nov 2012
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa. "The Rise and Fall of IQ". The Guardian Unlimited. Archived from the original on 19 October 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
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