Richard John Grenville Spring (born 24 September 1946, South Africa) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Party Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, and was first elected in 1992. He is currently a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party responsible for business links in the City of London. Spring attended Cambridge university and graduated with an economics degree. After university he joined the international financial services company, Merrill Lynch working there for 15 years, becoming a Vice-President. In 1986, Spring joined E F Hutton International Associates as joint Managing Director - they were taken over by Lehman Brothers, where as an Executive Director, he ran their US equities division. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Spring was Managing Director of Furman Selz, a Xerox subsidiary, running their European operations.
Trivia
Spring is a distant relative of the former Irish Tánaiste Dick Spring.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Eldon Griffiths |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by David Ruffley |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for West Suffolk 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
External links
- Richard Spring MP official site
- tellRichardSpring Richard Spring's interactive survey site
- ePolitix.com - Richard Spring MP
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Richard Spring MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Richard Spring MP
- The Public Whip - Richard Spring MP voting record
- BBC News - Richard Spring profile 10 February, 2005
