Tim Collins | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills | |
In office 15 March 2004 – 6 May 2005 | |
Leader | Michael Howard |
Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
Succeeded by | David Cameron |
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
In office 23 July 2002 – 10 November 2003 | |
Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
Preceded by | Theresa May |
Succeeded by | Damian Green |
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
In office 14 September 2001 – 23 July 2002 | |
Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
Preceded by | Andrew Lansley |
Succeeded by | Francis Maude |
Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Michael Jopling |
Succeeded by | Tim Farron |
Personal details | |
Born | Epping, Essex, England | 7 May 1964
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | London School of Economics King's College London |
Timothy William George Collins, CBE (born 7 May 1964) is a British politician, once a prominent member of the Conservative Party. Collins was active in the 1990s and was later the Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland and Lonsdale in north-west England from 1997 until his defeat at the 2005 general election by Tim Farron, later leader of the Liberal Democrats.[1]