- Mark Lennox-Boyd
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Sir Mark Alexander Lennox-Boyd (born 4 May 1943) is a British Conservative politician and a son of the 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton.
Lennox-Boyd was MP for Morecambe and Lonsdale from 1979 to 1983, and the (slightly renamed) Morecambe and Lunesdale from 1983 until his defeat by Labour's Geraldine Smith in 1997. He served as a government whip and a Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
He is married to Arabella Parisi (born 1938), who is better known as Arabella Lennox-Boyd. They have a daughter, Patricia Irene Lennox-Boyd born 13 August 1980. Lady Lennox-Boyd was born in Italy, but left to settle in England where she later undertook a course in Landscape Architecture at Thames Polytechnic, which went on to become part of the University of Greenwich.
References
- "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition.
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Alfred Hall-DavisMember of Parliament for Morecambe and Lonsdale
1979–1983Succeeded by
(constituency renamed)Preceded by
(constituency renamed)Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale
1983–1997Succeeded by
Geraldine SmithCategories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Younger sons of viscounts
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- Conservative MP (UK), 1940s birth stubs
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