Nick Raynsford
Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford (born 28 January 1945), known as Nick Raynsford, is a British politician who served as a government minister from 1997 to 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich and Woolwich, formerly Greenwich, from 1992 to 2015, having previously been MP for Fulham from 1986 to 1987.
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Raynsford in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Local and Regional Government | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 11 June 2001 – 10 May 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hilary Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Phil Woolas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 June 2001 – 12 March 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Keith Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tony McNulty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 May 1997 – 29 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Gummer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Keith Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 July 1999 – 7 June 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hilary Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for the Regions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 July 1999 – 7 June 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Richard Caborn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alun Michael | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 May 1997 – 29 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chris Leslie | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford 28 January 1945 Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
Raised in Northamptonshire, Raynsford was educated at Repton School. He studied History at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was involved in opposing the Vietnam War. After serving as a councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham and director of the Shelter Housing Aid Centre, he was elected at a 1986 by-election and served as an MP for a year until losing his seat at the subsequent general election.
Raynsford returned to Parliament at the 1992 general election and joined the government under the premiership of Tony Blair; his roles included Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Minister for London and Minister of State for Local and Regional Government. He stood down from the House of Commons prior to the 2015 general election, after which he went into the public sector advising on planning and construction.