David Trippier

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Sir David Austin Trippier (born 15 May 1945) is a British Conservative politician.

Trippier was Member of Parliament for Rossendale from 1979 to 1983, and for Rossendale and Darwen from 1983 until he lost his seat in 1992 by 120 votes to Labour's Janet Anderson. Sir David had been a junior minister for Trade and Industry and Employment, then Minister for the Environment and Countryside.

He was knighted after he lost his House of Commons seat. He subsequently became the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party's Northern Board. [1]

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