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Peter Butler (politician)

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Peter Butler
Member of Parliament for North East Milton Keynes
In office
9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byBrian White
Personal details
Born (1951-06-10) 10 June 1951 (age 73)
Newport, Shropshire, England
Political partyConservative
ProfessionSolicitor

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.

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

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  1. ^ "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition
  2. ^ "The Flying Scotsma(so)n". Freemasonry Today. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for North East Milton Keynes
19921997
Succeeded by