John Taylor (Solihull MP)

John Taylor
Taylor as an MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office
29 November 1995 – 1 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byJonathan Evans
Succeeded byNigel Griffiths
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
28 November 1990 – 15 April 1992
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byDavid Lightbown
Succeeded bySydney Chapman
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byDavid Maclean
Succeeded byTim Wood (1992)
Member of Parliament
for Solihull
In office
9 June 1983 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byPercy Grieve
Succeeded byLorely Burt
Personal details
Born
John Mark Taylor

(1941-08-19)19 August 1941
Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died28 May 2017(2017-05-28) (aged 75)
Solihull, England
Political partyConservative
EducationBromsgrove School
Alma materCollege of Law
Occupation
  • Solicitor
  • MP

John Mark Taylor (19 August 1941 – 28 May 2017) was a British solicitor and Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Solihull from 1983 to 2005, when he lost his seat to Lorely Burt of the Liberal Democrats by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election. He had previously been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and leader of West Midlands County Council. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1983, and served as a junior minister under John Major.