Tony Colman (other)
Tony Colman may refer to: * Tony Colman (politician), Labour Party politician and MP * Tony Colman (musician), drum and bass producer, co-founder of London Elektricity and Hospital Records * Sir Anthony Colman (1938–2017), former British High Court judge {{hndis, Colman, Tony ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Colman (politician)
Anthony John Colman (born 24 July 1943) is a British politician and businessman who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Putney from 1997 to 2005. Early life and career Colman was born in Sheringham, Norfolk, on 24 July 1943 and educated at Paston Grammar School in North Walsham, Norfolk. Colman studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he completed his Master's degree in Historical Tripos. Colman worked for the United Africa Company, a now-defunct subsidiary of Unilever, from 1964 to 1969. From 1966 to 1967, he worked as a postgraduate researcher at the London School of Economics. Colman was appointed as a board director at the Burton Group in 1969, a position which he held until 1990. During his time at the Burton Group, he helped to found Topshop. Colman was the Labour candidate for South West Hertfordshire in the 1979 general election, but lost to the incumbent Conservative MP, Geoffrey Dodsworth. In the 1986 Merton council elections, Colman stood as on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |