Timothy Raison

Sir Timothy Raison
Minister for Overseas Development
In office
6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byNeil Marten
Succeeded byChris Patten
Minister of State for Immigration
In office
4 May 1979 – 6 January 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byBrynmor John
Succeeded byDavid Waddington
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
In office
11 February 1975 – 19 November 1976
LeaderMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byMargaret Thatcher
Succeeded byMichael Heseltine
Member of Parliament
for Aylesbury
In office
18 June 1970 – 16 March 1992
Preceded bySpencer Summers
Succeeded byDavid Lidington
Personal details
Born
Timothy Hugh Francis Raison

(1929-11-03)3 November 1929
London, England
Died3 November 2011(2011-11-03) (aged 82)
Oxford, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Veldes Charrington
(m. 1956)
Children4, including Paul
Parent
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir Timothy Hugh Francis Raison (3 November 1929 – 3 November 2011) was a British Conservative politician and journalist. He was the MP for Aylesbury from 1970 to 1992, and served in the cabinet of Margaret Thatcher.