John Redwood
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The Right Honourable John Redwood MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation | |
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In office 6 May 2005 – 5 December 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions | |
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In office 15 June 1999 – 2 February 2000 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Gillian Shephard |
| Succeeded by | Archie Norman |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 11 June 1997 – 15 June 1999 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | Angela Browning |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 27 May 1993 – 26 June 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | David Hunt |
| Succeeded by | William Hague |
| Minister of State for Local Government | |
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In office 15 April 1992 – 27 May 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Michael Portillo |
| Succeeded by | David Curry |
| Minister for Corporate Affairs | |
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In office 26 July 1989 – 15 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Succeeded by | Neil Hamilton |
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Member of Parliament for Wokingham |
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Assumed office 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | William van Straubenzee |
| Majority | 24,193 (43.2%) |
| Personal details | |
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15 June 1951 Dover, Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
Magdalen College, Oxford St Antony's College, Oxford All Souls College, Oxford |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
John Alan Redwood (born 15 June 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham in the county of Berkshire. He was formerly Secretary of State for Wales in Prime Minister John Major's Cabinet and was an unsuccessful challenger for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1995. He is currently Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party's Policy Review Group on Economic Competitiveness. He is employed by N M Rothschild & Sons.
Redwood was educated Kent College, Canterbury and gained a degree at Magdalen College, Oxford and a DPhil from St Antony’s College, Oxford. He was later awarded Distinguished Fellowship from All Souls College, Oxford.
He was an Oxfordshire County Councillor between 1973 and 1977, the youngest ever at the age of 21 when elected, and contested Southwark, Peckham in October 1982 at the Peckham by-election, 1982 which also brought Harriet Harman into public view.
Redwood became MP for Wokingham in 1987. Redwood was made a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in July 1989 for Corporate Affairs at the Department of Trade and Industry. In November 1990, he was promoted to Minister of State.
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