Name David Nicholson Role Politician | Party Conservative Party | |
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Outgoing ceo sir david nicholson reflects on his career with nhs england
David John Nicholson (born 17 August 1944) is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Outgoing ceo sir david nicholson reflects on his career with nhs england
- Early life
- Parliamentary career
- After Parliament
- References
Early life
Before being elected he worked at the Conservative Research Department in the 1970s and 80s.
Parliamentary career
Nicholson fought Walsall South in 1983, being defeated by Labour's Bruce George by 702 votes. He was Member of Parliament for Taunton from 1987 to 1997, being elected to the traditional Conservative seat after Edward du Cann left Parliament in 1987 and was elected again in 1992.
He lost the seat in the 1997 General Election to Jackie Ballard by 2,443 votes with the swing of 4.6% away from the Conservatives small compared to the national average swing.
After Parliament
He is now a consultant at public affairs company Butler Kelly Ltd.
References
David Nicholson (British politician) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA