Eric Forth

Eric Forth
Official portrait, 2005
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
18 September 2001 – 11 November 2003
LeaderIain Duncan Smith
Preceded byAngela Browning
Succeeded byOliver Heald
Minister of State for Education
In office
20 July 1994 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Baroness Blatch
Succeeded byStephen Byers
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
In office
14 April 1992 – 20 July 1994
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded by
Succeeded byRobin Squire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
In office
28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded by
Succeeded byPatrick McLoughlin
Member of Parliament
for Bromley and Chislehurst
In office
1 May 1997 – 17 May 2006
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBob Neill
Member of Parliament
for Mid Worcestershire
In office
9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPeter Luff
Member of the European Parliament
for Birmingham North
In office
7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1944-09-09)9 September 1944
Glasgow, Scotland
Died17 May 2006(2006-05-17) (aged 61)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Linda St Clair
(m. 1967; div. 1994)
Carroll Forth
(m. 1994)
Children2 (by St Clair)
EducationJordanhill College School
Alma materUniversity 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]

  1. ^ "Picturing Politics: Eric Forth and his brightly coloured ties". University of Nottingham. Nottingham. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.