Iain Mills

Iain Campbell Mills (21 April 1940 – 16 January 1997) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Iain Mills
Member of Parliament for Meriden
In office 3 May 1979 – 16 January 1997
Preceded by	John Tomlinson
Succeeded by	Caroline Spelman
Councillor for Lichfield District Council
In office 1974–1976
Personal details
Born	21 April 1940 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	16 January 1997 (aged 56) Pimlico, London, England
Political party	Conservative

Mills was educated in southern Africa and subsequently worked as a Market Planning Executive for Dunlop. He served as a councillor on Lichfield District Council from 1974 until 1976.

He entered the House of Commons at the 1979 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Meriden, and held the constituency until his death shortly before the general election of 1997. His successor was Caroline Spelman.

The death of Mills from alcohol poisoning at Dolphin Square, London, caused the government of John Major to lose its parliamentary majority.[1] This, along with the Wirral South by-election held a month later, resulted in Major announcing the 1997 general election less than 4 months later.

Sources

1. Sander, Hannah (10 August 2015). "Dolphin Square: The UK's most notorious address?". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

• The BBC Guide to Parliament, BBC Books, 1979, ISBN 0-563-17748-9.
• http://www.election.demon.co.uk

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Iain Mills