Neil Macfarlane (politician)
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Sir David Neil Macfarlane (born 7 May 1936) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Political career
Macfarlane first stood for Parliament in
Graham Tope who had beaten him in a by-election
just 14 months earlier.
Macfarlane held some ministerial posts, including Education and Science and the Arts (1979–1981), and the Environment and Sport (1981–1985).
After Parliament
Macfarlane stood down from Parliament in 1992, and was succeeded by Lady
Olga Maitland. He wrote, with Michael Herd, a memoir of his time as sports minister, Sport and Politics: a world divided (Willow, 1986). He was knighted in the 1988 New Year Honours
.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987 and 1992 editions
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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