Tony Colman (politician)

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Tony Colman
Member of Parliament for Putney
In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	David Mellor
Succeeded by	Justine Greening
Personal details
Born	(1943-07-23) 23 July 1943 Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Nationality	English
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge University of East Anglia
Occupation	politician and activist

Anthony John Colman (born 23 July 1943) was the Labour member of Parliament for Putney, London from 1997 to 2005. He won the seat in the 1997 election, defeating David Mellor, but lost it in 2005 to Justine Greening.

He was educated at Paston Grammar School, Magdalene College, Cambridge (MA) and the University of East Anglia (PhD).

Before being elected to Parliament he was a councillor and leader of London Borough of Merton from 1991 to 1997. He also had a successful career in business, which included being a director of the Burton Group.^[1] His Parliamentary interests included trade and industry, the environment, pensions and finance. He is currently Associate Director of Africapractice, a corporate citizenship and communications consultancy.

Since 2006, he is a founding member of the World Future Council.

References

↑ "Tony Colman". BBC News (London). 16 October 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-11.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tony Colman
Tony Colman talks about the World Future Council

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Mellor	Member of Parliament for Putney 1997–2005	Succeeded by Justine Greening

Persondata
Name	Colman, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	23 July 1943
Place of birth	Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Date of death
Place of death

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