Richard Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baron Inglewood
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William Richard Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baron Inglewood MEP
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, usually called Richard Inglewood (born 31 July 1951) is a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
. He was Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) for Cumbria and Lancashire North
from 1989 to 1994, and for North West England
from 1999 to 2004.
Inglewood is the eldest son of former Conservative Member of Parliament
William Fletcher-Vane
and his wife Mary née Proby. He was educated at Eton
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
, and was called to the bar
at Lincoln's Inn
in 1975. He married Cressida Pemberton-Pigott in 1986. They have one son, Henry William Frederick Fletcher-Vane born in 1990, and two daughters.
At the 1983 general election
, he stood as the Conservative candidate in the safe Labour
constituency of Houghton and Washington, where he finished third with 24% of the votes.
At the European Parliament election, 1984 he stood unsuccessfully in the Durham constituency, but at 1989 European election he was elected as Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) for Cumbria and Lancashire North. He lost his seat the 1994 election, but at the European Parliament election, 1999 he was elected for the new North West England
constitituency. He did not contest the 2004 election.
He inherited his title from his father in 1989, the same year he was first elected to the European Parliament
. He remained a member of the House of Lords
after House of Lords Act 1999
after his election by fellow hereditary peer
s. He was a government whip in the Lords from 1994-95, serving as Deputy Chief Whip in from January to July 1995.. He was then appointed as a junior minister in the Department of National Heritage, serving until the Conservatives lost office at the 1997 general election
. He has been a Deputy Lieutenant
of Cumbria
since 1993.
European Parliament
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Deputy Lieutenant
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, usually called Richard Inglewood (born 31 July 1951) is a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
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. He was Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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(MEP) for Cumbria and Lancashire North
Cumbria and Lancashire North (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
from 1989 to 1994, and for North West England
North West England (European Parliament constituency)
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from 1999 to 2004.
Inglewood is the eldest son of former Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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William Fletcher-Vane
William Fletcher-Vane, 1st Baron Inglewood
William Morgan Fletcher-Vane, 1st Baron Inglewood, TD , was a British Conservative Party politician.Inglewood was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. William Lyonel Vane, a descendant of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard...
and his wife Mary née Proby. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
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and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
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, and was called to the bar
Barrister
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at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
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in 1975. He married Cressida Pemberton-Pigott in 1986. They have one son, Henry William Frederick Fletcher-Vane born in 1990, and two daughters.
At the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, he stood as the Conservative candidate in the safe Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
constituency of Houghton and Washington, where he finished third with 24% of the votes.
At the European Parliament election, 1984 he stood unsuccessfully in the Durham constituency, but at 1989 European election he was elected as Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(MEP) for Cumbria and Lancashire North. He lost his seat the 1994 election, but at the European Parliament election, 1999 he was elected for the new North West England
North West England (European Parliament constituency)
North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For the 2009 elections it elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
constitituency. He did not contest the 2004 election.
He inherited his title from his father in 1989, the same year he was first elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. He remained a member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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after House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
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after his election by fellow hereditary peer
Peerage
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s. He was a government whip in the Lords from 1994-95, serving as Deputy Chief Whip in from January to July 1995.. He was then appointed as a junior minister in the Department of National Heritage, serving until the Conservatives lost office at the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
. He has been a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
since 1993.