Sir Gerrard Anthony Neale (25 June 1941 – 28 October 2015) was a British

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MP. Born in

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, he was educated at

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and it was while he was there that he decided to become an MP. He stood as a local Conservative candidate for the newly created council of

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and became one of the new city's first councillors. He left local politics shortly before the election of 1979 and stood as Conservative candidate for the Parliamentary seat of North Cornwall, which he gained, defeating the

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incumbent

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in 1990 as part of Margaret Thatcher's Resignation Honours, he held the seat until 1992, when he himself lost to the

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. Neale returned to his former career as a solicitor, but was struck off the roll of solicitors by the

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in 2002 after admitting allegations of involvement in fraudulent banking transactions. In retirement he lived in

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, and wrote a novel: ''Squaring Circles'' (2011, Pearl Press: ). He also wrote songs. He died of cancer on 28 October 2015 at the age of 74.NEALE
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References

Bibliography

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

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* 1941 births 2015 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for North Cornwall UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 Politicians from Bedford People educated at Bedford School Knights Bachelor Councillors in Buckinghamshire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1940s-stub