Richard Ottaway

Richard Ottaway
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
In office
17 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byMike Gapes
Succeeded byCrispin Blunt
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
In office
15 March 2004 – 10 May 2005
LeaderMichael Howard
Preceded byCaroline Spelman
Succeeded byOliver Letwin (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
23 July 1996 – 1 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byDerek Conway
Succeeded byJim Dowd
Member of Parliament
for Croydon South
In office
9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byWilliam Clark
Succeeded byChris Philp
Member of Parliament
for Nottingham North
In office
9 June 1983 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byWilliam Whitlock
Succeeded byGraham Allen
Personal details
Born (1945-05-24) 24 May 1945 (age 79)
Sonning, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseNicola Ottaway[1]
Alma materBritannia Royal Naval College
University of Bristol
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service Royal Navy
Years of service1961–1970
RankLieutenant

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.

  1. ^ "House of Commons - The Register of Members' Financial Interests - Part 2: Part 2". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.