Phillip Oppenheim
| Phillip Oppenheim | |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Amber Valley |
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In office 1983–1997 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Judy Mallaber |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 1996–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Angela Eagle (2007) |
| Personal details | |
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Phillip Arthur Charles Lawrence Oppenheim 20 March 1956 Lambeth, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Mother | Sally Oppenheim |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Phillip Arthur Charles Lawrence Oppenheim (born 20 March 1956) is a British businessman and former politician.
Oppenheim was born in Lambeth in South London, in 1956. He is the son of former Conservative government minister Sally Oppenheim.
Oppenheim was educated at Harrow School, in north-west London, and Oriel College, Oxford.
Oppenheim was unexpectedly elected with the largest swing in the 1983 election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for the one time safe-Labour coal mining seat of Amber Valley. He represented it from 1983 until electoral defeat in the 1997 general election to Labour's Judy Mallaber.
During his time in Parliament, Oppenheim served in various ministerial posts in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major and was also the parliamentary aide to Kenneth Clarke, the former Chancellor. While in parliament, he was known for strong free-market and free trade as well as socially liberal views, including supporting animal welfare issues and opposing the sport of fox hunting. As a Treasury minister, he toughened restrictions on imports of endangered species and introduced tax breaks on less-polluting fuels, including LPG. As a trade minister, he resisted efforts by the fur lobby to loosen restrictions on imports of trapped fur. He was also in favour of an elected House of Lords. An expert on trade policy, Oppenheim wrote two award-winning books (The New Masters in 1990 and Trade Wars in 1992) attacking US and European protectionism against both Japan and Third World countries. He has blamed this policy for contributing to poverty in the developing world.
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