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Peter Tapsell
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Louth & Horncastle
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Born:
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01-Feb-30
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Family:
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Married (Gabrielle)
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Education:
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Tonbridge School Royal Sussex Regiment (Middle East) Merton College, Oxford
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Non-political career:
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Financial Adviser/Stockbroker 1957-
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Political career:
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Conservative Research Dept 1954-57 PA to PM Eden 1955 General Election Contested Wednesbury 1957 MP for Nottingham West 1959-64 MP for Horncastle 1966-83 Spokesman, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs 1976-77 Spokesman, Treasury & Economic Affairs 1977-78 MP for Lindsey East 1983- Nominated Michael Heseltine to challenge Margaret Thatcher 1990 Voted Spectator Backbencher of the Year 1993
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