Michael Colvin
| Michael Colvin | |
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| Member of Parliament for Romsey Romsey and Waterside (1983-1997) |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 24 February 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Gidley |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol North West |
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In office 3 May 1979 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Ronald Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Michael Stern |
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| Born | 27 September 1932 |
| Died | 24 February 2000 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Nichola Cayzer |
| Alma mater | Royal Agricultural College |
Michael Keith Beale Colvin (27 September 1932 – 24 February 2000) was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was first elected as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Bristol North West in 1979. From 1983 onwards he was the MP for Romsey and Waterside constituency in Hampshire, which later became the constituency of Romsey.
In 1989 he sponsored a Private Member's Bill which became the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
He held the seat in the 1997 general election, but died along with his wife in a fire at their house, Tangley House, near Andover, three years later. The resulting by-election was won by Sandra Gidley of the Liberal Democrats.
Michael Colvin was born to Captain Ivan Beale Colvin RN and Joy Arbuthnot. He had a brother, Alistair Colvin, four years younger.
He was educated at West Downs School at Winchester; Eton College; and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. At 18 he went into the Grenadier Guards, serving in Berlin, Suez and Cyprus, emerging as a captain. He studied at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester.
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