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position portillo william van straubenzee established gillian shephard michael heseltine david hunt michael position curry abolished archie norman angela browning william hague david anglicanism dover , england michael howard william hague william hague conservative shadow state for the environment , transport and the regions shadow secretary secretary of state for trade and industry secretary of state of for wales minister of state for local government member of state parliament for wokingham for deregulation shadow secretary of john major john major 15 june 1951 6 27 may 1993 15 april 1992 11 june 1987 may 2005 15 june 1999 11 june 1997 24,193 -lrb- 43.2 % -rrb- john redwood.jpg john redwood
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john redwood

john alan redwood -lrb- born 15 june 1951 -rrb- is a british conservative party politician and member of parliament for wokingham in the county of berkshire .
he was formerly secretary of state for wales in prime minister john major 's cabinet and was an unsuccessful challenger for the leadership of the conservative party in 1995 .
he is currently co-chairman of the conservative party 's policy review group on economic competitiveness .
he is employed by n m rothschild & sons .
