Anthony Nelson
| Anthony Nelson | |
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Member of Parliament for Chichester |
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In office 10 Oct 1974 – 17 Mar 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Chataway |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Tyrie |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 June 1948 Hamburg, Germany |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Labour (Since 2001) Conservative (Until 2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Butler (m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Harrow School; Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Politician, Banker |
Richard Anthony Nelson (born 11 June 1948) is a former British politician and banker. He was educated at Harrow School where he was Head of School and Christ's College, Cambridge where he gained a MA (Hons) in Economics and Law. Having unsuccessfully stood for Leeds East in February 1974, he was elected Member of Parliament for Chichester in October 1974 and remained in that office until he stood down at the 1997 general election and resumed a career in banking as Vice Chairman of Citigroup.
In 1988, as a backbencher Nelson introduced a successful private members bill to televise the House of Commons despite Margaret Thatcher being against the move. Initially this was for a 18-month trial period before becoming permanent after support from key parliamentarians (including the Deputy speaker Betty Boothroyd). He also introduced a number of amendments to legislation enhancing the protection of investors, depositors and policy holders. As a Minister, Nelson was responsible for economic and monetary policy as well as supervision of the financial services industry under successive Chancellors of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke. As Minister for Trade and Industry, he was responsible for export policy and promotion as well as the Reconstruction and Renewal of Lloyd's of London.
Before joining Parliament, Nelson founded the Action Group for Penal Reform, was a founder member of the National Victims Association and a member of the Council of the Howard League. In Parliament, he served as a member of the Select Committee on Science and Technology 1975–79. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Construction 1979–1983 and to the Minister for the Armed Forces 1983–85. He was Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1992–94; Minister of State at the Treasury 1994–5; and Minister of State at the Department for Trade and Industry 1995–97.
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