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John Randall (British politician)

The Right Honourable
Sir John Randall
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Treasurer of the Household
Deputy Chief Whip
In office
11 May 2010 – 6 October 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron
Preceded by Tommy McAvoy
Succeeded by Greg Hands
Member of Parliament
for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Uxbridge (1997–2010)
In office
10 July 1997 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by Sir Michael Shersby
Succeeded by Boris Johnson
Personal details
Born (1955-08-05) 5 August 1955 (age 61)
Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Kate
Children 3
Alma mater University College London
Profession Businessman
Website Official website

Sir Alexander John Randall (born 5 August 1955) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and then later Uxbridge and South Ruislip. He was the Conservative Deputy Chief Whip between May 2010 and October 2013.

Sir John is a trustee and Vice-Chair of the Human Trafficking Foundation and in February 2016 was appointed Special Envoy on modern Slavery to the Mayor of London, alongside Anthony Steen CBE.

Randall's family have lived in Uxbridge for many years. The family owned the major local department store Randalls of Uxbridge on Vine Street, which was founded by his great-grandfather Philip Randall in 1891, and closed in 2015.

Born in Uxbridge, Randall was educated at Rutland House School, an independent school in Hillingdon in west London, and later at Merchant Taylors' School, another independent school, in Northwood, Hertfordshire. In 1979, he graduated from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, which is now part of University College London. with an Upper Second Class Honours BA degree in Serbo-Croatian language and literature.


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