Neil Macfarlane (politician)

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David Neil Macfarlane, known as Neil Macfarlane, (born 7 May 1936) is a British Conservative Party politician.

Macfarlane was elected Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam in February 1974, regaining the seat from the Liberal Graham Tope who had won the seat in a by-election two years earlier. Macfarlane held some ministerial posts, including Education and Science and the Arts (1979–1981), and the Environment and Sport (1981–1985).

Macfarlane stood down from Parliament in 1992, and was succeeded by Lady Olga Maitland. He wrote, with Michael Herd, a memoir of his time as sports minister, Sport and Politics: a world divided (Willow, 1986).

References

Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987 and 1992 editions
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Graham Tope	Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam February 1974–1992	Succeeded by Olga Maitland
Political offices
Preceded by Hector Monro	Minister for Sport 1981–1985	Succeeded by Richard Tracey

v t e Ministers for Sport of the United Kingdom

Hogg Howell Griffiths Howell Monro Macfarlane Tracey Moynihan Atkins Key Sproat Banks Hoey Caborn Sutcliffe Robertson Grant

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Name	Macfarlane, Neil
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	7 May 1936
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