Jonathan Harold Fryer | |
|---|---|
 Fryer in 2018 | |
| Chairman, London Liberal Democrats | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1950 Manchester, England |
| Died | 16 April 2021 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Residence | London |
| Alma mater | Manchester Grammar School St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Profession | Politician, writer |
Jonathan Harold Fryer (born Graham Leslie Morton; 5 June 1950 – 16 April 2021) was a British writer, broadcaster, lecturer and Liberal Democrat politician.[1] His biographies of Oscar Wilde and Christopher Isherwood were the best-known of his fifteen books.[1]
He was the candidate for the Liberal Party, or its successor, the Liberal Democrats, for various seats in Greater London in five UK General Elections. He was also a candidate for the parties for a seat in the London area in every election for the European Parliament held in the UK, except for that held in 1989.[2] As Chairman of the London Liberal Democrats, he supervised the headquarters' move to Brixton and streamlined its operations.[3]
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