Background
The son of Colin C.W. Turner, he was educated at Highgate School. In 1949 he married Evelyn Mary, daughter of late Claude H. Buckard, Enfield.
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Colin Turner
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He had one sister and two half brothers. He died in 2014 at the age of 92. The Colin Turner Group (founded in 1927 by Colin CW Turner as the "Colin Turner London Limited") International Media Representatives and Marketing Consultants, Chairman 1985–1988, President 1988-1997.
Royal Air Force: Served in World World War II with the Royal Air Force, 1940-1945, Air Observer.
South Africa and East Africa, 223 Squadron. Desert Air Force, North. Africa, 1942-1944.
Commissioned, 1943. Invalided out as Flying Officer, 1945 after air crash.
Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA): 223 Squadron Association, Chairman 1975-1993. RAFA Enfield Branch, Chairman 1979-1993.
Sheringham and District Branch, Chairman 1994-1999, President 2000-2009. He did not stand again at the 1966 election.
Conservative Commonwealth and Overseas Council, Deputy Chairman 1975, Chairman 1976-1982.
Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council, Vice President 1985-2008. Media: Overseas Press and Media Association, President 1965-1967, Honorary Secretary. 1967, Honorary Treasurer 1974-1982, Life President 1982.
Overseas Media Guide, Editor 1968, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74.
Commonwealth Press Union, Chairman Puerto Rico Committee 1970-1987;
Old Cholmeleian Society (Highgate School former pupils association), President 1985-1986, Editor of The Cholmeleian, 1982-1995.
Membership
42nd United Kingdom Parliament]
Politics: Enfield Borough Council, Member 1956-1958. Contested Enfield (East) Parliament Constituency, 1950 and 1951. Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Woolwich West from the 1959 general election until his defeat at the 1964 general election.
Member of National Executive of Conservative Party, 1946-1953, 1968-1973, 1976-1982.
Enfield North Conservative Association, Chairman 1979-1984, President 1984-1993. North Norfolk Conservative Association, President 1996-1999.
Conservative European Constituency Council, London North, Chairman 1984-1989.
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Political Party
Conservative Party