Richard Ottaway
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6392
Fax: 020 7219 2256
ottawayr@parliament.uk
Constituency
Croydon South Conservative Association, 36 Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2LG
Tel: 020 8660 0491
Fax: 020 8763 9686
croydonconservatives@tory.org
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Nottingham North 1983-87. Contested Nottingham North 1987 general election. Member for Croydon South 1992-2010, for Croydon South (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Ministers of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1985-87,
to Michael Heseltine:
as President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1992-95,
as Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State 1995;
Government Whip 1995-97;
Opposition Whip June-November 1997;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Local Government and London 1997-99,
Defence 1999-2000,
Treasury 2000-01;
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment 2004;
Member, Intelligence and Security Committee 2005-10
Party groups
Vice-chair, Conservative Party (with responsibility for local government) 1998-99;
Chair, executive committee, Society of Conservative Lawyers 2000-03;
Board member, Conservative Party 2006-10
Select committees
Member: Procedure 1996-97,
Standards and Privileges 2001-04;
Foreign Affairs:
Member 2003-04,
Chair 2010-;
Member: Defence 2004-05,
Liaison 2010-,
Arms Export Controls 2010-11,
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy 2010-
Political interests
Defence, foreign affairs, world population
Countries of interest
Singapore
General Election 2010 - Croydon South
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Ottaway, Richard |
Con |
28684 |
50.78% |
| Rix, Simon |
Lib Dem |
12866 |
22.78% |
| Avis, Jane |
Lab |
11287 |
19.99% |
| Bolter, Jeffrey |
UKIP |
2504 |
4.44% |
| Ross, Gordon |
Green |
981 |
1.74% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.79% from Con to Lib Dem) |