Anthony Francis Arbour JP (born 30 August 1945), commonly known as Tony Arbour, is a British

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politician. From 2000 until his retirement in 2021, he was a member of the

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representing

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and is a former Richmond councillor. He was educated at St Andrew's School and

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before going to the then

Kingston College of Technology , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

where he earned a

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degree in economics. He went on to get a

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from

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. Admitted to

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in 1967, he became a lecturer at

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, a position he held until his election to the London Assembly in 2000. He was elected as a Conservative to

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in 1968 at the age of only 22 and served as a councillor until 1986, when he lost his seat, and from 1994. He led the Conservative group on the Council from 1996 to 2006, serving as Leader of the Council from 2002, until the Liberal Democrats led by

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regained control in 2006. Following the results of the 2018 local elections, he lost his seat once again. He was a GLC councillor for

Surbiton Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it has ...

from 1983 to 1986 and was first elected to the London Assembly in 2000 with 35.4% of the ballot and a majority of 7,059 votes. He was re-elected in 2004 with a majority of 4,067, in 2008 with a majority of 26,928, in 2012 with a majority of 19,262, and in 2016 with a majority of 21,444 votes. He was a member of the

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and has served as a

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since 1974.

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Biography from the London Assembly

Kingston and Surbiton Conservative Association
– Kingston and Surbiton Conservative Association
Tony Arbour at Twickenham Conservatives
– Tony Arbour at Twickenham Conservatives

– Tony Arbour Living people Conservative Members of the London Assembly Members of the Greater London Council Councillors in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1945 births Alumni of Kingston University Alumni of Bayes Business School People educated at Surbiton County Grammar School Leaders of local authorities of England {{England-politician-stub