Andrew David Gilroy Bevan (10 April 1928 – 12 October 1996) was a British

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politician. He was

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for

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from 1979, until he lost the seat by 162 votes to future

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minister

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in 1992. He was Chairman of the Parliamentary All-Party Tourism Committee and Chairman of the Conservative Parliamentary Backbench Tourism Committee for several successive parliaments until he lost his seat in 1992, and did much to promote the British tourism industry.

Sources

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992''

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* 1928 births 1996 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub