Michael Alison
Michael James Hugh Alison (27 June 1926 – 28 May 2004)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Born in Margate, Kent,[2] Alison was educated at Eton College, Wadham College, Oxford and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He was a councillor on Kensington Borough Council 1956–59 and a research worker on foreign affairs at the Conservative Research Department 1958–64.
In 1958 he married Sylvia Haigh, with whom he would have two sons and a daughter.
He was Member of Parliament for Barkston Ash from the 1964 general election until that constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election,[1] and then for the constituency of Selby which replaced it, from 1983 until he stood down at the 1997 general election.[1] He held various junior ministerial posts under Margaret Thatcher, including serving as her Parliamentary Private Secretary and as a Minister of State. For ten years from 1987 he was the Second Church Estates Commissioner.
Michael Alison's son, James Alison, is a noted Christian theologian and advocate of the acceptance of homosexuals in the Church.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Alison
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Leonard Ropner |
Member of Parliament for Barkston Ash 1964–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Selby 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by John Grogan |