Ian Taylor MBE |
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Member of Parliament for Esher and Walton Esher (1987-1997) |
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In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 |
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Preceded by | Carol Mather |
Succeeded by | Dominic Raab |
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Born |
Coventry, England |
18 April 1945
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Carole Alport |
Alma mater | Keele University |
Ian Colin Taylor MBE (born 18 April 1945) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Esher from 1987 to 1997, and then for Esher and Walton from 1997 to 2010.
He went to Whitley Abbey School, Abbey Road, Coventry. He studied at Keele University, receiving a BA (Hons) in Economics, Politics and Modern History in 1967. He then did research at the London School of Economics. In 1969, he joined Hill Samuel & Co. In 1971, he became the manager of the European Department at Stirling & Co. From 1975–8, he lived in Paris. He worked as a Director for Mathercourt Securities Ltd from 1980-91. He is an Associate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.
Before being elected for Esher in 1987, Taylor had fought Coventry South East in February 1974, being beaten by Labour's Bill Wilson.