Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson (born 28 May 1929) is a British former

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Member of Parliament and consultant.

Early life and career

McNair-Wilson is the son of Dr Robert McNair-Wilson. He was educated at Eton College and was commissioned in the

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from 1947 to 1952, serving in

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and North Africa. From 1951 to 1953, he was an executive at the French Shipping Company. He joined the staff of

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in 1954, working for them until 1958. He became a director of the

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in 1961, remaining in the role until 1963. In the same period, he was editor of ''The Londoner''. He was also a broadcaster. McNair-Wilson was the member of parliament for Lewisham West from 1964 until he lost the seat to Labour in

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. He then won the 1968 by-election in the New Forest constituency, representing this safe Conservative seat until his retirement in 1997.

Honours

In 1989, McNair-Wilson was awarded a

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Personal life

He is the elder brother of the late Sir

Michael McNair-Wilson Sir Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson (12 October 1930 – 28 March 1993) was a British Conservative Party politician and a Member of Parliament (MP). Early life McNair-Wilson was born on 12 October 1930. He attended Eton College before jo ...

, former MP for Newbury. His niece,

Laura Farris Laura Rose Farris (née McNair-Wilson; born 13 June 1978) is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury since the 2019 general election. Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked as a journalis ...

, was elected as the MP for Newbury at the 2019 general election. In 1953, McNair-Wilson married Diana Evelyn Kitty Campbell Methuen-Campbell, the daughter of the Hon. Laurence Methuen-Campbell. She died in 2015. The couple have five children: Jennifer, Arabella, Anne, Guy and Kate. He also has four grandchildren, Lily, Jack, Edie and Charlie. McNair-Wilson's recreations are sailing, pottery and flying. He lives on a farm in Beaulieu, Hampshire.

References

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

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, 1966 & 1997 *

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