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George Gardiner | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Reigate | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Succeeded by | Crispin Blunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Arthur Gardiner 3 March 1935 Waltham Abbey, England |
| Died | 16 November 2002 (aged 67) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative (before March 1997; after June 1997) |
| Other political affiliations | Referendum (1997) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Balliol College, Oxford (BA) |
| Profession | Journalist |
Sir George Arthur Gardiner (3 March 1935 – 16 November 2002) was a British Conservative Party politician and journalist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reigate from 1974 to 1997. Two months before the 1997 general election he defected to the Referendum Party, becoming the only MP it ever had. The party dissolved later that year.
Political scientists David Butler and Dennis Kavanagh described Gardiner as "a staunch right-wing Thatcherite".[1]
- ^ Butler, David; Kavanagh, Dennis (1997). The British General Election of 1997. Basingstoke: Macmillan. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-333-64776-9.