Robert Harvey (UK politician)

For other people named Robert Harvey, see Robert Harvey (disambiguation).

Robert Harvey
Born	August 21, 1953(1953-08-21)
Nationality	British
Known for	UK Politician - Conservative Party

Robert Lambart Harvey (born 21 August 1953) is a British Conservative Party politician, journalist and author.

Robert Harvey has been foreign affairs leader writer for the Daily Telegraph, assistant editor of The Economist and a Member of Parliament (MP). He is the author of many books, including a highly popular biography of Lord Cochrane.

In the Conservative landslide of 1983 general election, he was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Clwyd South-West. He became a member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. He served for one term before his defeat at the 1987 election by the Labour candidate Martyn Jones.

Harvey is the author of several books including:

Liberators: Latin America's Struggle for Independence ^[1]
The Fall of Apartheid: The Inside Story from Smuts to Mbeki

His other books include The War of Wars: The Great European Conflict, 1793-1815, The Undefeated: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Modern Japan, Portugal: Birth of a Democracy, Liberators and Cochrane.

Robert lives in Powys, Wales.

References

Times Guide to the House of Commons 1987
After the War: Bush's America and World Order
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Books

^ Harvey, Robert (2000) (Hardcover). Liberators: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (1st edition ed.). Overlook Press. ISBN 978-1585672844.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Harvey

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Clwyd South-West 1983 – 1987	Succeeded by Martyn Jones

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Name	Harvey, Robert
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	21 August 1953
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