Nick Raynsford
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The Right Honourable Nick Raynsford |
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Member of Parliament for Greenwich and Woolwich Greenwich (1992–1997) |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Rosie Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Pennycook |
| Majority | 10,153 (24.7%) |
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Member of Parliament for Fulham |
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In office 10 April 1986 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Carrington |
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28 January 1945 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Jelley (m 1968) Alison Seabeck |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford (born 28 January 1945), known as Nick Raynsford, is a British Labour Party politician. A government minister from 1997 to 2005, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich & Woolwich from 1997 to 2015, having previously been MP for Greenwich from 1992 to 1997, and for Fulham from 1986 to 1987.
He is the son of Wyvill Raynsford and Patricia Raynsford (née Dunn), and was brought up at Milton Manor in Milton Malsor. He was educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a BA degree in History in 1966. He also has a Diploma in Art and Design from the Chelsea School of Art.
At university Raynsford was rusticated for a year for night climbing. In the course of this he had displayed a banner against the Vietnam War between the pinnacles of King's College Chapel.
Raynsford was a councillor for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from 1971 to 1975. Before he was elected to Parliament he was Director of the Shelter Housing Aid Centre. He says a major reason he chose to seek parliamentary office was his involvement in campaigning for better provision for the homeless, achieved through the 1977 Homeless Persons Act. The 1977 Act extended local council responsibility "to provide accommodation for homeless people in their area," and instituted the right of homeless families to a permanent local council tenancy.
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