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

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politician. Bevan served on

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and later the

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from 1959 to 1981.Patrick Cosgrave, Obituaries: David Gilroy Bevan, published in The Independent, 18 October 1996
/ref> He was Member of Parliament for

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from

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until he lost the seat by 162 votes to future Labour minister Estelle Morris (now Baroness Morris of Yardley) in

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

. 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