The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Bonsor Bt DL |
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 July 1995 – 5 May 1997 |
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Preceded by | Douglas Hogg |
Succeeded by | Derek Fatchett |
Member of Parliament for Upminster | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 |
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Preceded by | John Loveridge |
Succeeded by | Keith Darvill |
Member of Parliament for Nantwich | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 9 June 1983 |
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Preceded by | John Cockroft |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 December 1942 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | Soulbury, Buckinghamshire |
Alma mater | Eton College, Keble College, Oxford |
Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet, DL (born 9 December 1942) is a British Conservative politician.
Bonsor was educated at Eton College and Keble College, Oxford.
Having unsuccessfully fought Newcastle-under-Lyme in both February and October 1974 elections, Bonsor was Member of Parliament for Nantwich from 1979 to 1983, then for Upminster from 1983 until he lost the seat to Labour's Keith Darvill in 1997. He was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1997 and practised as a barrister in London.
He lives at Liscombe Park near Soulbury in Buckinghamshire and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
He pledged support, by appearing together in a public meeting, to Nigel Farage MEP in his 2010 general election campaign for the Buckingham constituency, standing against the speaker of the House (standing for re-election), John Bercow.