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Ex-Coventry MP John Butcher dies
John Butcher
John Butcher, pictured in 1987, was an MP for 18 years
Former Coventry South West MP John Butcher has died at the age of 60.

He suffered a heart attack during the Christmas holiday while walking in the Lake District with his family.

He was an MP between 1979 and 1997 until boundary changes. He served as a minister for education, consumer affairs, and trade and industry.

More recently he had a variety of business interests and worked for the employers organisation, the Institute of Directors.

He was also a member of the Midlands Industrial Council, a donor to the Conservative Party.

Mr Butcher lived in Solihull and leaves a wife, two daughters and a son.






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