Richard Page
Richard Page | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 14 February 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Charles Wardle |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Griffiths |
| Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire | |
| In office 14 December 1979 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Dodsworth |
| Succeeded by | David Gauke |
| Member of Parliament for Workington | |
| In office 4 November 1976 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Peart |
| Succeeded by | Dale Campbell-Savours |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1941 Tredegar, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Madeleine Ann Brown |
| Alma mater | University of Bedfordshire |
Richard Lewis Page (born 22 February 1941) is a former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 2005.[1]
Early life
Born the son of Victor Charles Page, he went to the independent Hurstpierpoint College in West Sussex and Luton Technical College, gaining a HNC in Mechanical Engineering in 1962. He was an apprentice at Vauxhall Motors in Luton from 1959 to 1963, and then worked for Page Holdings, becoming the Chairman from 1985 to 1995 and 1997 onwards.
He was member of the Young Conservatives from 1964 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1971, he was a district councillor in Banstead, Surrey.[1]
Parliamentary career
Page contested
He served as Private Parliamentary Secretary to the
He was the lead minister in the privatisation of
Page was a Member of the Public Accounts Committee in the years 1987-95 and 1997–2000. He was also the Vice-Chairman of: the Conservative Trade and Industry Committee from 1988 to 1995; the All Party Engineering Group from 1997 to 2005; and the All Party Chemistry Group from 1997 to 2005. He was the Joint Chairman of the All-Party Racing and Bloodstock Committee from 1998 to 2005 and Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Scientific Committee from 2003 to 2005. He was also International Chairman of the Conservative's Central Office from 1999 to 2000 and the Governor of the Foundation for Western Democracy from 1998 to 2000.
Main achievement was to win the Lords and Commons Motor car race at Brands Hatch and Donnington on three occasions.
He was one of only 13 Conservative MPs who spoke and voted against
Later life
He was Governor of the Royal Masonic School from 1984 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2013. He was Honorary Treasurer of
References
- ^ a b c d "Page, Richard Lewis". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 December 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)