Peter Butler (born 10 June 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1992 general election, he became the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the new constituency of North East Milton Keynes, winning the seat with a majority of over 14,000. A former solicitor, he served as a PPS to Kenneth Clarke.
Peter Butler | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for North East Milton Keynes | |
In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Brian White |
Personal details | |
Born | Newport, Shropshire, England | 10 June 1951
Political party | Conservative |
Profession | Solicitor |
Butler served only one term in Parliament. At the 1997 election, he lost the seat by only 240 votes to Labour's Brian White.[1]
A Freemason, Butler was Worshipful Master of the Oxford-based Apollo University Lodge 357 from 1992 to 1993.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition
- ^ "The Flying Scotsma(so)n". Freemasonry Today. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
External links
edit