Peter Lloyd (politician)

For other people named Peter Lloyd, see Peter Lloyd (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable
Sir Peter Lloyd
Member of Parliament
for Fareham
In office
3 May 1979  7 June 2001
Preceded by Reginald Bennett
Succeeded by Mark Hoban
Personal details
Born (1937-11-12) 12 November 1937
Nationality British
Political party Conservative

Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd, (born 12 November 1937) is a retired English Conservative Party politician.

Parliamentary career

He stood for the Nottingham West constituency in the February and October 1974 elections, being beaten by Labour's Michael English.

Sir Peter was Member of Parliament for Fareham in the south of England from 1979 to 2001, when he retired and was succeeded by Mark Hoban.[1]

His previous positions include: Minister of state, Home Office (1992–1994), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office (1989–1992), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (1988–1989), Government whip (1984–1988), PPS to Sir Keith Joseph (1983–1984), PPS to Adam Butler (1981–1982)[2]

Sir Peter served on, amongst others, the Treasury Select Committee in the late 1990s.

After Parliament

Lloyd is currently on the board of trustees for New Bridge an organisation founded in 1956 which aims to help prisoners stay in touch with society and later integrate back into it. Sir Peter is also the President of the National Council for Independent Monitoring Boards, leading the monitoring of prisons and Immigration Removal Centres across England and Wales.

References

  1. Waller, Bryon; Criddle, Robert (2002). The almanac of British politics, Volume 7. Routledge. p. 371. ISBN 0-415-26833-8.
  2. "Peter Lloyd: Electoral history and profile". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Reginald Bennett
Member of Parliament for Fareham
19792001
Succeeded by
Mark Hoban


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