Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree

For other people named Paul Dean, see Paul Dean (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable
The Lord Dean of Harptree
PC
First Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means
In office
11 June 1987  6 May 1992
Speaker Bernard Weatherill
Betty Boothroyd
Preceded by Ernest Armstrong
Succeeded by Geoffrey Lofthouse
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
28 May 1982  11 June 1987
Speaker George Thomas
Bernard Weatherill
Preceded by Ernest Armstrong
Succeeded by Betty Boothroyd
Member of Parliament
for Woodspring
North Somerset (1964 - 1983)
In office
15 October 1964  9 April 1992
Preceded by Edwin Leather
Succeeded by Liam Fox
Personal details
Born (1924-09-14)14 September 1924
Died 1 April 2009(2009-04-01) (aged 84)
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Exeter College, Oxford

Arthur Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree, PC (14 September 1924 – 1 April 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

He was educated at Ellesmere College and Exeter College, Oxford.

Political career

In 1962 Dean was the Conservative candidate in a by-election for the very safe Labour seat of Pontefract; he was defeated by Joseph Harper.

He was Member of Parliament for North Somerset from 1964 to 1983, and after boundary changes, for Woodspring from 1983 until his retirement in 1992, preceding Liam Fox. Dean was a junior minister for Health and Social Security during the 1970-1974 Conservative government. From 1982 until his retirement, he was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons firstly under George Thomas and then Bernard Weatherill. He was knighted in the 1985 New Year Honours. When in the chair of the Commons on 21 June 1990, Dean was required to use his casting vote.[1]

House of Lords

In 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Dean of Harptree, of Wedmore in the County of Somerset.

References

  1. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm198990/cmhansrd/1990-06-21/Debate-30.html |chapter-url= missing title (help). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 21 June 1990. col. 1220–1221.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Edwin Leather
Member of Parliament for North Somerset
1964 1983
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Woodspring
1983 1992
Succeeded by
Liam Fox
Preceded by
Ernest Armstrong
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
28 May 1982 6 May 1992
Succeeded by
Betty Boothroyd


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