Richard Ottaway | |
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Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee | |
In office 17 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mike Gapes |
Succeeded by | Crispin Blunt |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment | |
In office 15 March 2004 – 10 May 2005 | |
Leader | Michael Howard |
Preceded by | Caroline Spelman |
Succeeded by | Oliver Letwin (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 23 July 1996 – 1 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Derek Conway |
Succeeded by | Jim Dowd |
Member of Parliament for Croydon South | |
In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | William Clark |
Succeeded by | Chris Philp |
Member of Parliament for Nottingham North | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 18 May 1987 | |
Preceded by | William Whitlock |
Succeeded by | Graham Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Sonning, England | 24 May 1945
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Nicola Ottaway[1] |
Alma mater | Britannia Royal Naval College University of Bristol |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1961–1970 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Sir Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway (born 24 May 1945) is a British Conservative Party politician and consultant. He was the Member of Parliament for Croydon South from 1992 to 2015. Ottaway also served as the MP for Nottingham North from 1983 to 1987.