Peter Ainsworth

Peter Ainsworth
Ainsworth as an MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
6 December 2005 – 19 January 2009
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byTim Yeo
Succeeded byNick Herbert
In office
18 September 2001 – 23 July 2002
LeaderIain Duncan Smith
Preceded by
Succeeded byDavid Lidington
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
In office
2 June 1998 – 18 September 2001
LeaderWilliam Hague
Preceded byFrancis Maude
Succeeded byTim Yeo
Member of Parliament
for East Surrey
In office
9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byGeoffrey Howe
Succeeded bySam Gyimah
Personal details
Born
Peter Michael Ainsworth

(1956-11-16)16 November 1956
Wokingham, England
Died6 April 2021(2021-04-06) (aged 64)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Claire Burnett
(m. 1981)
Children3
EducationBradfield College
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
WebsiteOfficial website

Peter Michael Ainsworth (16 November 1956 – 6 April 2021) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010.

Following his retirement from politics, Ainsworth was appointed UK chair of the Big Lottery Fund and, later, chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust.[1]

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