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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.

A Freemason, Butler was Worshipful Master of the Oxford-based Apollo University Lodge 357 from 1992 to 1993.

References

  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.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for North East Milton Keynes
19921997
Succeeded byBrian White


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