Hunter contested Southampton Itchen as a Conservative in 1979,but lost to incumbent MP Bob Mitchell. Hunter was first elected to Basingstoke in the 1983 election. He is a member of the Conservative Monday Club and its Vice-Chairman from 1991 to 2001,when he was ordered by the Conservative Party to quit the Club. Since retiring as an MP he is once again Deputy-Chairman of the Club. Until 2002,he was a patron of the magazine Right Now!.[4]
In February 2005,Hunter raised the case of Jeremy Bamber in Parliament,questioning his conviction for murdering his adoptive family.[7]
Hunter stepped down from the House of Commons at the 2005 general election[8] and suggested he would move to Northern Ireland to become more involved with DUP politics.[citation needed]
He married Janet Bourne in 1972 in Harrow,and they have a son and a daughter.[3] One of his recreations is collecting model soldiers.[3] He is also a member of the Carlton Club.[3]
Chairman of the Monday Club December 2007 – present
Incumbent
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