Tom Arnold (politician)

Sir Tom Arnold (born 25 January 1947)[1] is a former politician and was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Hazel Grove from October 1974 until May 1997.

Sir Tom Arnold
Chair of the Treasury Select Committee
In office
1 January 1995  16 October 1996
Member of Parliament
for Hazel Grove
In office
10 October 1974  1 May 1997
Preceded byMichael Winstanley
Succeeded byAndrew Stunell
Personal details
Born25 January 1947
London
Political partyConservative
Alma materPembroke College, Oxford

Biography

Thomas Richard Arnold was born in London on 25 January 1947 to his parents Thomas Charles Arnold, a theatrical producer and Helen Arnold. Young Tom Arnold attended the Bedales School, the Institut Le Rosey, and Pembroke College, Oxford.[2]

Political career

After unsuccessfully contesting the safe Labour seat of Manchester Cheetham in 1970, Arnold was elected to the British House of Commons for Hazel Grove in October 1974, defeating the Liberal incumbent Michael Winstanley; he had fought the same seat unsuccessfully in the previous General Election that same year. He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove until his retirement in 1997.[3] From 1979 to 1982, Arnold was the Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Northern Ireland Office and later in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 1983, Arnold was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party under Chairmen Cecil Parkinson and John Gummer.[3]

When Arnold began office, in 1974, he was one of the youngest members of Parliament, along with Anthony Nelson and Sir Malcolm Rifkind, later joined in 1977 by both Andrew MacKay and Tim Smith.[4] Together, during the 1970s, the five were referred to as "The Tories' Young Men", with Arnold being the only backbencher in the group.[4] Arnold was an ardent supporter of the European Economic Community during his time in Parliament.[4]

References

  1. Ian Herbert, ed. (1981). "ARNOLD, Tom". Who's Who in the Theatre. 1. Gale Research Companyo. p. 23. ISSN 0083-9833
  2. Ian Herbert, ed. (1981). "ARNOLD, Tom". Who's Who in the Theatre. 1. Gale Research Companyo. p. 23. ISSN 0083-9833.
  3. "Profiles on Trustees". 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  4. "The Tories' Young Men". 13 October 1977. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Michael Winstanley
Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove
Oct 19741997
Succeeded by
Andrew Stunell


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