Richard Bacon (politician)
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Richard Bacon MP |
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Member of Parliament for South Norfolk |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | John MacGregor |
| Majority | 10,940 (19.9%) |
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3 December 1962 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Panton |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Website |
richardbacon.org.uk parliament..richard-bacon |
Richard Michael Bacon (born 3 December 1962, Solihull) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South Norfolk since 2001.
Bacon was educated at The King's School, Worcester and at the London School of Economics and Political Science, gaining a First in politics and economics. He was also executive editor of the student newspaper, The Beaver.
He worked variously in investment banking, financial journalism and public relations consultancy, before setting up his own business advising international companies on communications.
Bacon joined the Conservative Party in 1978. He contested the safe Labour seat of Vauxhall at the 1997 general election, finishing third.
Bacon was selected for the very safe Conservative seat of South Norfolk on the retirement of its veteran MP and former Cabinet Minister, John MacGregor. He won the seat at the 2001 general election, and was returned again at the 2005 general election with an increased majority. In the 2011 district council elections his constituency lost a single Conservative seat to the Liberal Democrats resulting in a majority of 30 seats. In the 2015 general election, Bacon increased his majority for a third time, to double that of his 2001 winning margin.
Bacon is a member of the Public Accounts Committee, and has taken a particular interest in the nature and causes of overspending, delays and failures with Government schemes and IT projects – the subject of his 2013 co-authored book Conundrum (see below).
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