Preceded by New Constituency Profession Solicitor Succeeded by Brian White Occupation Politician Party Conservative Party | Political party Conservative Role British Politician Full Name Peter Butler Name Peter Butler | |
Born 10 June 1951 (age 72)
Newport, Shropshire ( 1951-06-10 ) |
Peter Butler (born 10 June 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1992 general election, he became the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the new constituency of North East Milton Keynes, winning the seat with a majority of over 14,000. A former solicitor he served as a PPS to Kenneth Clarke.
Butler served only one term in Parliament. At the 1997 election, he lost the seat by only 240 votes to Labour's Brian White.
A Freemason, Butler was Worshipful Master of the Oxford-based Apollo University Lodge 357 from 1992-1993.
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