Peter Luff
| Sir Peter Luff | |
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| Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology | |
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In office 25 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Quentin Davies |
| Succeeded by | Philip Dunne |
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Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Eric Forth |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Huddleston |
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Member of Parliament for Worcester |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Walker |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foster |
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18 February 1955 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Jenks |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Sir Peter James Luff (born 18 February 1955) is Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund. Formerly a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Worcestershire from 1997 to 2015, for Worcester from 1992 until 1997. He was a Defence minister from 2010-2012.
Peter Luff was born in the Berkshire town of Windsor and attended the local Windsor Grammar School (now the comprehensive Windsor Boys' School) on Maidenhead Road. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, receiving a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics in 1976; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree.
Before entering parliament he worked for three years from 1977 as a research assistant to the Conservative MP Peter Walker, before heading up Edward Heath's private office for two years from 1980. He became the managing director of Good Relations Ltd, a public affairs company in 1982. In 1987 he became a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, David Young. He became a senior consultant for Lowe Bell Communications (now Bell Pottinger Communications) in 1989, before again working for Good Relations from 1990.
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