Richard Alexander (British politician)

Richard Alexander
Member of Parliament
for Newark
In office
3 May 1979 – 1 May 1997
Preceded byEdward Stanley Bishop
Succeeded byFiona Jones
Personal details
Born(1934-06-29)29 June 1934
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died20 April 2008(2008-04-20) (aged 73)
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Valerie Ann Winn
(m. 1966; div. 1985)
Pat Hanson
(m. 1987)
Children2
Alma materUniversity College London
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Richard Thain Alexander (29 June 1934 – 20 April 2008) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark in Nottinghamshire until losing his seat in the landslide of the 1997 general election.