Nicholas Soames

Nicholas Soames   (politician)
Born	Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames 12 February 1948 Croydon, England
Alma mater	Eton
Spouse	Catherine Weatherall
Member of	Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, The Other Club
Party	Conservative
UK politician and businessman.  Shadow Secretary of State for Defence  In office 6 November 2003 - 10 May 2005 Succeeded by Michael Ancram  Minister of State for the Armed Forces In office 14 June 1994 - 2 May 1997 Boss Michael Portillo Succeeded by John Reid  Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex In office 1 May 1997 - Present Preceded by Michael Bates, Alexander Carlile, Lord Carlile, Paul Channon, Winston Churchill II, Tristan Garel-Jones, Charles Hendry, Alan Howarth, David Howell, Douglas Hurd, Greville Janner, Peter Luff, Nicholas Lyell, Liz Lynne, Michael Portillo, Nicholas Soames, David Steel  Member of Parliament for Crawley In office 9 June 1983 - 1 May 1997 Preceded by Shirley SummerskillKenneth Baker, Tony Benn, Winston Churchill II, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Clement Freud, Stephen Hastings, Nicholas Lyell, Fred Mulley, John Nott, Merlyn Rees, William Rodgers, David Waddington Succeeded by Damian Green, Alan Howarth, Bob Laxton, Helen Liddell, Jenny TongeDavid Amess, Alan Clark, Charles Clarke, Yvette Cooper, Ed Davey, Louise Ellman, Lorna Fitzsimons, Mike Hancock, Melanie Johnson, Christopher Leslie, Julian Lewis, Peter Luff, Nicholas Lyell, Fiona Mactaggart, Gillian Merron, Chris Pond, Nicholas Soames, Dave Watts, Shaun Woodward, Phil Woolas

Dr Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames is a UK politician and businessman. He was been director of various companies, including the Beaumont Hotel and Aegis Defence Services.

Affiliations

From the Register of members interests:

• Senior Vice-President, MMC Group; insurance brokers.

Business development and strategic adviser to:

• Investcorp; fund management company.
• Welcome Break; operator of motorway service stations.
• GSC Partners; an investment company.
• Scythian; a management consultancy.

Resources

• They Work for You Nicholas Soames

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