Sir Peter Bottomley | |
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Father of the House of Commons | |
In office 13 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
Speaker | Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
Succeeded by | Edward Leigh |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 4 July 1989 – 28 July 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Peter Viggers |
Succeeded by | The Lord Skelmersdale |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
In office 23 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Michael Spicer |
Succeeded by | Patrick McLoughlin |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 11 September 1984 – 23 January 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Gummer |
Succeeded by | David Trippier |
Member of Parliament for Worthing West | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Beccy Cooper |
Member of Parliament for Eltham (1983–1997) Woolwich West (1975–1983) | |
In office 26 June 1975 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | William Hamling |
Succeeded by | Clive Efford |
Personal details | |
Born | Newport, Shropshire, England | 30 July 1944
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Website | www |
Sir Peter James Bottomley (born 30 July 1944) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1975 until 2024, last representing Worthing West. First elected at a by-election in the former constituency of Woolwich West, he served as its MP until its abolition at the 1983 general election, and then for the Eltham constituency which replaced it, until 1997. He moved to his last constituency at the 1997 general election, winning seven times before losing to Labour's Beccy Cooper in the 2024 general election.
Following the 2019 general election, Bottomley became the longest-serving MP and therefore Father of the House until the next general election. He was also the first Father to be unseated rather than retire or die in the position.[citation needed]