Member for Wells since 1983. Political career: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 1997; Paymaster-General, HM Treasury 1994-96; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1993-94; Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer to the Royal Household) 1992-93; Under-Secretary of State for Energy 1990-92; Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 1989-90; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Government Whip 1989; Assistant Whip 1988-89; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Douglas Hurd MP, Home Secretary 1987-88; PPS to the Rt Hon Norman Lamont MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1985-87; Parliamentary Candidate for Brent South 1979. Profession/Trade: Chartered accountant; director of agricultural machinery company; former assistant finance director. Education: Eton; Oxford University.
b. 21 March 1949. Married with three children.