Ian Martin Dalziel (pronounced "Dee-ell") (born 21 June 1947) is a British businessman and politician who served one term as a

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from 1979 to 1984. Dalziel was educated at Daniel Stewart's College in

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, St John's College, Cambridge, studying as a postgraduate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and

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. He worked for Mullens & Co from 1970, before moving to a management position at Manufacturers Hanover Ltd. In 1978 he was elected as a Conservative to Richmond-upon-Thames Council for

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ward. His involvement in international business led him to seek election to the

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at the first election in 1979, and he was unexpectedly elected for the Lothians constituency which included his birthplace of

. He stood down after one five-year term, due to pressure of business: in 1983 he had become the co-founder of Adam & Company, a start-up private bank subsequently acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland, and following a merger, became chairman of Continental Assets Trust plc. In 1989 Dalziel became a director of Lepercq-Amcur Fund NV, and he has chaired the board of C.S.I., Inc., since 1992. He was appointed to the board of Precision Systems Inc. in 1996. In 1998 he was a defendant in a dismissed class action suit by shareholders of Precision Systems.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalziel, Ian 1947 births People educated at Stewart's Melville College Alumni of London Business School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Living people Councillors in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames MEPs for Scotland 1979–1984 Scottish businesspeople Scottish Conservative Party MEPs Place of birth missing (living people)