Sir Andrew Bowden (born 8 April 1930) is a British
Conservative Party
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politician. From 2004 to 2010, he was an international consultant at Global Equities Corporation.
Early life
Bowden was born the son of William Victor Bowden, a solicitor, and Francesca Wilson. He was educated at
Ardingly College.
He started his career as a sales executive. He served as a councillor on
Wandsworth Borough Council
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from 1956 to 1961 and as national chairman of
Young Conservatives from 1960 to 1961. Bowden worked in the paint industry from 1955 to 1968.
Parliamentary career
He entered the
House of Commons
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on his fourth attempt in
1970
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by gaining the
Brighton Kemptown
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seat from the
Labour Party. As well as fighting Kemptown in the
previous election, he had fought
Hammersmith North in
1955
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and
Kensington North in
1964
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. He remained
Member of Parliament
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for Kemptown until his defeat by Labour's
Desmond Turner in the
1997 election.
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. He was a member of the
from 1987 to 1997.
He was accused of failing to register an election donation of £5,319 from lobbyist
.
In recent years he has become a regular on the poker circuit. He also plays
. From 1975 to 1997, he served as national president of the
. He is a patron of the Sussex & Kent
Society. He is president of Brighton's
branch. He has also acted as vice president of the
.