Nigel Forman
| Nigel Forman | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1976–1997 |
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| Constituency | Carshalton and Wallington |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francis Nigel Forman 25 March 1943 UK |
| Political party | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan |
| Occupation | Academic |
Francis Nigel Forman (born 25 March 1943), known as Nigel Forman, is a British Conservative politician. After working in the Conservative Research Department from 1968 to 1976 he was elected as an MP. He became a prominent backbench MP and was appointed to the position of Minister of Higher Education in April 1992. In December 1992 he resigned from this post "for personal reasons".
He lost his seat in Parliament in the 1997 general election and since then has worked as a lecturer, writer and instructor. He is married to Susan Forman; the couple have no children.
Forman was educated at Shrewsbury School, New College, Oxford, the College of Europe (Bruges), Harvard University and Sussex University. He obtained various degrees from these institutions including a Master of Public Administration from Harvard, a Certificate of Advanced European Studies (equivalent to a master's degree) from the College of Europe (class of 1965-1966) and a Ph.D from Sussex University. His first significant job was from 1967 to 1968 as an information officer at the Confederation of British Industry.
In 1968 he joined the Conservative Research Department ('CRD' - the research operation of the Conservative Party) and began the quest to find himself a seat in Parliament. He progressed rapidly in the CRD, acting as ‘external affairs adviser’ to Edward Heath while the latter was leader of the opposition. He served Margaret Thatcher in the same capacity from 1975 to 1976. He achieved the rank of assistant director with special responsibility for European affairs,
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