Richard Spring, Baron Risby

The Lord Risby
Member of Parliament
for West Suffolk
In office
1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded bynew constituency
Succeeded byMatt Hancock
Member of Parliament
for Bury St Edmunds
In office
9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byEldon Griffiths
Succeeded byDavid Ruffley
Personal details
Born (1946-09-24) 24 September 1946 (age 78)
Cape Town, Union of South Africa
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseJane Henniker-Major (divorced)
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town, Magdalene College, Cambridge
OccupationPolitician

Richard John Grenville Spring, Baron Risby (born 24 September 1946) is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury St Edmunds from 1992 to 1997, and for West Suffolk from 1997 to 2010. He joined the House of Lords in 2010.