Sir Timothy Raison | |
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Minister for Overseas Development | |
In office 6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Neil Marten |
Succeeded by | Chris Patten |
Minister of State for Immigration | |
In office 4 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Brynmor John |
Succeeded by | David Waddington |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment | |
In office 11 February 1975 – 19 November 1976 | |
Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
Member of Parliament for Aylesbury | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | Spencer Summers |
Succeeded by | David Lidington |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Hugh Francis Raison 3 November 1929 London, England |
Died | 3 November 2011 Oxford, England | (aged 82)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Veldes Charrington (m. 1956) |
Children | 4, including Paul |
Parent |
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Alma mater | Christ 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.