Timothy Wood
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Timothy John Rogerson Wood, known as Tim Wood, (born August 13, 1940) is a British politician. He was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Stevenage, which he won at the 1983 general election.
While in Parliament, Wood served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers in the Ministry of Defence and Northern Ireland Office. Following the 1992 general election, Wood became a Government Whip.
At the 1997 general election a swing of 13.9% from the Conservatives to Labour saw Wood defeated by Labour Party candidate Barbara Follett by 11,582 votes.
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Preceded by David Lightbown |
Comptroller of the Household 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by Tommy McAvoy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Constituency created |
Member for Stevenage 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Barbara Follett |