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 | Tom Sackville |
| 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 |
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]
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.[ citation needed ]
