Eric Forth | |
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 Official portrait, 2005 | |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 18 September 2001 – 11 November 2003 | |
| Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | Angela Browning |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Heald |
| Minister of State for Education | |
| In office 20 July 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Blatch |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Byers |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education | |
| In office 14 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Robin Squire |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Patrick McLoughlin |
| Member of Parliament for Bromley and Chislehurst | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 17 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Bob Neill |
| Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Peter Luff |
| Member of the European Parliament for Birmingham North | |
| In office 7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1944 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 17 May 2006 (aged 61) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Linda St Clair
(m. 1967; div. 1994)Carroll Forth (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 (by St Clair) |
| Education | Jordanhill College School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Eric Forth (9 September 1944 – 17 May 2006) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Birmingham North from 1979 to 1984. He then served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Worcestershire from 1983 to 1997. Finally, he served as MP for Bromley and Chislehurst from 1997 until his death in 2006.
Forth served as a junior minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1988 and 1997. In his obituaries, he was described as "colourful", "flamboyant", "provocative" and a "right-wing libertarian". He was noted for his colourful ties and waistcoats.[1]
- ^ "Picturing Politics: Eric Forth and his brightly coloured ties". University of Nottingham. Nottingham. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.