Background
PAGE, Richard Lewis was born on February 22, 1941. Parents: the late Victor Charles Page.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
PAGE, Richard Lewis was born on February 22, 1941. Parents: the late Victor Charles Page.
University of Bedfordshire. Hurstpierpoint College.
He went to the independent Hurstpierpoint College in West Sussex and Luton Technical College, gaining an Higher National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering in 1962. He was an apprentice at Vauxhall Motors in Luton from 1959 to 1963, then worked for Page Holdings, becoming the Chairman from 1985 to 1995 and 1997 onwards. From 1968 to 1971, he was a district councillor in Banstead, Surrey.
He is therefore distinguished as one of a handful of MPs who have been successful in two by-elections.
He had contested the Workington seat in the February and October 1974 elections. He served as Private Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Trade 81−83 and then to the Leader of the House (John Biffen) 83−87.
He was a junior minister Department of Trade & Industry under John Major with responsibility for small business, alternative energy, biotechnology, coal, oil and BNFL. Lead minister in the privatisation of American Economic Association Technology. Used his knowledge of the private members ballot procedure to be successful with two private members bills from the single private members ballot slot.
Moved a 10-minute rule bill to reduce the number of Member of Parliament.s claiming it could allow MPs to be better paid and save the state money.
Governor of the Foundation for Western Democracy 1998−2001. International Chairman Central Office 1999−2001. Shadow Spokesman Department of Trade & Industry 2001−2003.
Joint Chairman All Party Racing and Bloodstock Committee 1998−2005.
Chairman Parliamentary Scientific Committee 2003−2005. He stepped down from the House of Commons at the 2005 General Election due to his wife"s ill health.
Page was one of 13 Conservative MPs who spoke against and voted against decision to invade Iraq (18 March 2003) and the way the re-construction progressed.
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Member of the Public Accounts Committee for over seven years.
Spouse Madeleine Ann Brown, 1964. Children: one son, one d.