John Butcher (British politician)
John Butcher | |
|---|---|
Coventry South West | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Audrey Wise |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Birmingham City Councillor | |
| In office 1972–1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1946 Huntingdon Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
John Patrick Butcher (13 February 1946 – 25 December 2006) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Butcher was born in
He was
He was married with three children, including Jessica Butcher,[2] and despite living in Solihull was a common sight at the Carlton Club in London.
Westminster
Following his election in 1979, Butcher was appointed
During his time as minister at the Department of Trade and Industry during the eighties he deregulated the mobile telephone market in the UK.[3]
After he left ministerial office he introduced the
After politics
When he left politics due to heart problems, which would eventually take his life, he became chairman of Texas Instruments (1990-98) and the Institute of Directors (1997-2001).[1] In 1997, he became a director of Pertemps Group and two years later became a director of Phoenic Telecom. He ran his own company, John Butcher Associates in the West Midlands.[4]
He died from a heart attack on Christmas Day 2006, while walking in the Lake District with his family.[5]
The initial John Butcher Memorial Lecture was held at University of Warwick on 19 March 2008. The first guest speaker was Michael Howard QC MP.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "John Butcher". The Independent. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Farewell to former city MP". Coventry Telegraph. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "John Butcher". The Daily Telegraph. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Pearce, Edward (30 December 2006). "John Butcher". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Coventry MP John Butcher dies". BBC News. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2019.