Timothy Wood

Timothy John Rogerson Wood (born 13 August 1940), known as Tim Wood, is a British politician. He was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Stevenage, which he won at the 1983 general election.[1]

Timothy Wood
Comptroller of the Household
In office 12 December 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	David Lightbown
Succeeded by	Thomas McAvoy
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 14 April 1992 – 5 July 1995
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	John Taylor (1990)
Succeeded by	Bowen Wells
Member of Parliament for Stevenage
In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	New Constituency
Succeeded by	Barbara Follett
Personal details
Born	Timothy John Rogerson Wood 13 August 1940
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

While in Parliament, Wood served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers in the Ministry of Defence and Northern Ireland Office. Following the 1992 general election, Wood became a Government Whip.

At the 1997 general election a swing of 13.9% from the Conservatives to Labour saw Wood defeated by Labour Party candidate Barbara Follett by 11,582 votes.[2]

On 3 May 2007, Wood was elected to East Devon District Council to represent Exmouth Littleham ward.

References

1. Waller, Robert; Criddle, Bryon (2002). The almanac of British politics, Volume 7. Routledge. p. 738. ISBN 0-415-26833-8.
2. "The Election: How the country voted". The Guardian. 2 May 1997. p. 6.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Timothy Wood