Peter Hordern

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Sir Peter Maudslay Hordern (born 18 April 1929) is a British Conservative Party politician.

Hordern was educated at Geelong Grammar School, Australia and Christ Church, Oxford. He served with the 60th Rifles 1947–49 and became a stockbroker.

He served as Member of Parliament for Horsham from 1964 to 1974, for Horsham and Crawley from 1974 to 1983 and for Horsham once again from 1983 to 1997. He was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1993.

Gordon Downey, the parliamentary commissioner for standards investigated Hordern and many other MPs in the cash for questions scandal. The inquiry said there was compelling evidence that former Tory MP Neil Hamilton received — and sought to conceal — cash payments totalling thousands of pounds from Mohamed Al-Fayed, the owner of the Harrods store, in return for lobbying for his interests

The report cleared two former Conservative MPs, Olga Maitland, who worked for the former lobbyist Ian Greer before entering Parliament, and Gerry Malone, the former health minister, who received a campaign donation from Greer. A further allegation that Peter Hordern tabled questions for cash was without substance and was withdrawn.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Gough	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1964–1974	Succeeded by constituency abolished
Preceded by (constituency created)	Member of Parliament for Horsham and Crawley 1974–1983	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by constituency created	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1983–1997	Succeeded by Francis Maude