education predecessor successor death_date birth_place leader death_place nationality party office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name
university of glasgow angela browning constituency created constituency created oliver heald bob neill peter luff 17 may 2006 glasgow , lanarkshire , scotland iain duncan smith charing cross , london , england british conservative party shadow parliament for bromley and chislehurst member of parliament for mid leader worcestershire of the house of commons member of 09 september 1944 18 september 2001 1 may 1997 9 june 1983 carroll forth eric forth
 11 november 2003 17 may 2006 1 may 1997 eric forth
eric forth

eric forth -lrb- 9 september 1944 -- 17 may 2006 -rrb- was a british politician .
he was the conservative member of the european parliament -lrb- mep -rrb- for birmingham north , then member of parliament -lrb- mp -rrb- for mid worcestershire and finally bromley and chislehurst at his death .
he served as a junior minister in the governments of margaret thatcher and john major between 1988 and 1997 .
in his obituaries , he was described as `` colourful '' , `` flamboyant '' , `` provocative '' and a `` right-wing libertarian '' .
he was noted for his colourful ties and waistcoats , sideburns , and jewellery .
