Geoffrey Mark Wolfson OBE (7 April 1934 – 14 November 2018), known as Mark Wolfson, was

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MP for

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from 1979 until he retired in 1997.

Early life

Mark Wolfson was educated at

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and

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. He served in the

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from 1952 to 1954. After working as a teacher, he was Head of Youth Services at The

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from 1966 to 1969, leading the

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campaign. He became a director of Hambros Bank in 1973.''Who's Who'' 1987, page 1913

Political career

Wolfson contested

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in February 1974, and then

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in October 1974, each time being beaten by Labour incumbents. He was elected for the safe Conservative seat of Sevenoaks in

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, which he held until he stood down at the 1997 general election. His successor was fellow Conservative

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. He subsequently became director of Brathay Trust and was appointed OBE in the 2002 New Year Honours.

References

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', Times Newspapers Limited, 1992.

External links

* 1934 births 2018 deaths People educated at Eton College Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Officers of the Order of the British Empire UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 Jewish British politicians {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1930s-stub