Neville Trotter

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Neville Guthrie Trotter
Member of Parliament
for Tynemouth
In office
1974–1997
Preceded byIrene Ward
Succeeded byAlan Campbell
Personal details
Born (1932-01-27) January 27, 1932 (age 92)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Sir Neville Guthrie Trotter

FCIT (born 27 January 1932) is a retired British Conservative politician.[1]

Early life and career

Trotter was the son of Captain Alexander Trotter and Elizabeth Winifred Trotter (née Guthrie). He was educated at

BCom).[1]

Prior to becoming an MP, Trotter served as a Conservative councillor for Dene ward in Newcastle upon Tyne, which covered the northern areas of Heaton, parts of Benton and the well-known Freeman Hospital. Trotter was a member of Newcastle City Council from 1963 to 1974, and Tyne and Wear County Council from 1973 to 1974. In 1973, he was a Justice of the Peace in Newcastle.[1]

Parliamentary career

Trotter fought the safe Labour seat of Consett in 1970, but came a distant second to the incumbent, David Watkins.

Trotter was elected as MP for Tynemouth at the February 1974 general election until he retired at the 1997 election.

As an MP, he served on the

Transport Committee from 9 June 1983 until his retirement in March 1997. He was also a member of the Expenditure Committee (1978-1979) and the Defence Committee (1992-1997).[2]

Although his majorities were not huge, he successfully held on to Tynemouth, never being defeated at the polls. In

Meadow Well Riots in the constituency, his majority was just under six hundred votes. After his retirement, Tynemouth was won by Labour's Alan Campbell
.

Outside Parliament

Trotter was a consultant at Thornton Baker from 1974 to 1983, and at Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants from 1983 to 2005.[1]

Honours

Trotter was made a

Freeman of the City of London in 1978.[1] In April 2004, Trotter was appointed High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear.[3]

Personal life

In 1983, he married Caroline, daughter of the late Captain John Farrow,

OBE, RN and Oona Farrow (née Hall). Trotter and his wife had a daughter.[1]

Trotter's recreations are aviation, gardening,

fell-walking, the study of foreign affairs, defence and industry. He is a member of the Royal Air Force and Northern Counties (Newcastle upon Tyne) clubs.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u38075
    . Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary career of Sir Neville Trotter". UK Parliament.
  3. ^ "No. 57230". The London Gazette. 11 March 2004. p. 3128.

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