Preceded by Douglas Hogg Political party Conservative Nationality British Party Conservative Party | Preceded by John Cockroft Role British Politician Preceded by John Loveridge Name Nicholas Bonsor Succeeded by Derek Fatchett | |
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Born 9 December 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-12-09 ) Alma mater Eton College, Keble College, Oxford Education Eton College, Keble College, Oxford | ||
Residence Soulbury, United Kingdom | ||
Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet, DL (born 9 December 1942) is a British Conservative politician.
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Early life
Bonsor was educated at Eton College and Keble College, Oxford.
Political career
Having unsuccessfully fought Newcastle-under-Lyme in both February and October 1974 elections, Bonsor was Member of Parliament for Nantwich from 1979 to 1983, then for Upminster from 1983 until he lost the seat to Labour's Keith Darvill in 1997. He was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1997 and practised as a barrister in London.
Post-Parliamentary career
He lives at Liscombe Park near Soulbury in Buckinghamshire and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
He pledged support, by appearing together in a public meeting, to Nigel Farage MEP in his 2010 general election campaign for the Buckingham constituency, standing against the speaker of the House (standing for re-election), John Bercow.
He is a Vice-President of the Standing Council of the Baronetage.
Family
Sir Nicholas is the elder son of the late Sir Bryan Bonsor (1916–1977) and his wife Elizabeth Hambro (1920–1995). In 1969, he married Hon. Nadine Marisa Lampson, now the Hon. Lady Bonsor, a daughter of Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn. They have had five children, including elder son and heir Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor (b. 1976) and twin daughters.