Douglas Charles French (born 20 March 1944)[1] is a retired Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Douglas French | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Gloucester | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Tess Kingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1944 |
Political career
editFrench was educated at Glyn Grammar School, Epsom and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2] Having stood unsuccessfully for Sheffield Attercliffe in 1979, he was elected to the House of Commons at the 1987 general election as Member of Parliament for Gloucester,[3] succeeding former minister Sally Oppenheim. He was re-elected at the 1992 general election, but was defeated at the 1997 general election by the Labour Party candidate, Tess Kingham.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "G", part 1". Leigh Raymemt's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ↑ "FRENCH, Douglas Charles". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "UK General Election results June 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ↑ "UK General Election results 1997 & 2001: Gloucester". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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