Nicholas Soames

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
	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^[1] and Aegis Defence Services.

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