Bob Neill
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Bob Neill MP |
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Bob Neill MP
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| Chairman of the Justice Select Committee | |
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Assumed office 19 June 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Alan Beith |
| Vice-Chairman (Local Government) of the Conservative Party | |
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Assumed office 10 September 2012 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for London, Local Government and Planning | |
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In office 14 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Brandon Lewis |
| Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 2008–2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Lord Ashcroft |
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Member of Parliament for Bromley and Chislehurst |
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Assumed office 29 June 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Eric Forth |
| Majority | 13,900 (31.6%) |
| Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group | |
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In office 2000–2002 |
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| Preceded by | "Post Created" |
| Succeeded by | Eric Ollerenshaw |
| Member of the London Assembly for Bexley and Bromley |
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In office 4 May 2000 – 3 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | James Cleverly |
| Personal details | |
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Robert James MacGillivray Neill 24 June 1952 Ilford, Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Daphne White |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Website | www.bobneill.org.uk |
Robert James MacGillivray "Bob" Neill (born 24 June 1952) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He has served as the member of parliament (MP) for Bromley and Chislehurst since a by-election on 29 June 2006, following the death of the previous incumbent Eric Forth. He served as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Communities and Local Government from 14 May 2010 to 4 September 2012.
Neill attended Abbs Cross Technical High School, Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, and took a degree at the London School of Economics. He was later a councillor in the London Borough of Havering, served as Greater London Council member for Romford 1985–86. He previously stood for the Dagenham parliamentary constituency in 1983, at the age of 30, coming within 2,997 votes of winning the historically Labour seat from Bryan Gould MP. He refought the seat in 1987, but Gould defeated him again. He also stood for election in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1994 and 1998.
Neill was first elected to the London Assembly in the 2000 assembly election, and served as the Conservative member for Bexley and Bromley from 2000 until 2008. He served as Leader of the Conservative Group on the Assembly from 2000 to 2002 and again from 2004.
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