Sir Michael Anthony Latham (born 20 November 1942, Southport, Lancashire) was British Conservative Member of Parliament for Melton from February 1974 to 1983, and for Rutland and Melton from 1983 until he stood down in 1992.
In 1994, he wrote the influential joint government and industry report 'Constructing the Team' (known as the Latham Report). In it he advocated partnerships within the fragmented construction industry.
He is Chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board, of ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council for Construction, Deputy Chairman of Willmott Dixon Limited, Chairman of the Collaborative Working Centre Limited and was from 2000-2005 non-executive Deputy Chairman of BIW Technologies.
He chairs Partnership Sourcing, a company established in association with the CBI and the DTI, is president of a trade federation and chairman of several committees of national organisations concerned with the construction industry.
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| Preceded by Mervyn Pike |
Member of Parliament for Melton February 1974–1983 |
Succeeded by Constituency Abolished |
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| Preceded by New Constituency |
Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Alan Duncan |