John Wilkinson (British politician)
| John Wilkinson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ruislip-Northwood |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 11 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Petre Crowder |
| Succeeded by | Nick Hurd |
| Member of Parliament for Bradford West |
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In office 18 June 1970 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Haseldine |
| Succeeded by | Edward Lyons |
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| Born | 23 September 1940 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 1 March 2014 (aged 73) Isle of Man |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Adley (m. 1969-87) Cecilia Cienfuegos (m. 1987 - 2014, his death) |
| Children | 2 |
John Arbuthnot Du Cane Wilkinson (23 September 1940 – 1 March 2014) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton College and Churchill College, Cambridge.
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford West from 1970 until February 1974, when he was defeated by the Labour candidate Edward Lyons. He failed to regain the seat against Lyons in the following general election that same year.
In the 1979 general election he was elected as MP for Ruislip-Northwood, succeeding Petre Crowder, where he was re-elected in the successive general elections in 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2001.
Wilkinson did not stand in the May 2005 general election, and the new member for Ruislip-Northwood is another Conservative, Nick Hurd. By the time of his retirement, Wilkinson was one of the longest-serving Conservative MPs.
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