Sir Nicholas Raymond Winterton, (born March 31, 1938, Rugeley, Staffordshire) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Macclesfield. Sir Nicholas undertook his National Service 1957-1959 and was commissioned into the 14/20 Kings Hussars serving in Germany. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Macclesfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... National Service is a common name for compulsory or voluntary military service programs. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He served as a member of the West Midlands Conservative Council from 1967 to 1971 and was a Warwickshire County Councillor representing a coal mining and industrial division in North Warwickshire from 1967-1972. He has been MP for Macclesfield since 1971, when he won a by-election and has always held the seat comfortably. He has never been promoted to a ministerial or shadow role due to his reputation for being bold and outspoken. Conservatism is a political philosophy that usually favors traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

When dealing with the concerns of his constituents, he prefers to visit their residence rather than call them to his office. It is a much more effective way of 'finding the seat of a problem' as Sir Nicholas said.

Sir Nicholas is considered a right-wing Tory, and opposed the reduction of the age of consent for same-sex sex to 16, the ban on fox hunting and supported Section 28. For some years he was a member of the Conservative Monday Club and as far back as 26 January 1981 he was the Guest-of-Honour at the Club's Africa Group Dinner at St Stephen's Club, Westminster, where Harold Soref was in the chair. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... Sir Ian McKellen with Michael Cashman at the 1988 Gay Rights March on Manchester in protest of Section 28. ... The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British right-wing [1] pressure-group with its origins in the Conservative Party. ... St Stephens Club is a London gentlemans club in Westminster, founded in 1870. ... Harold Benjamin Soref (born 18 December 1916) was twice a Conservative parliamentary candidate before being elected Member of Parliament for Ormskirk, Lancashire, in the 1970 General Election. ...

Sir Nicholas wears a small badge in the design of the pound sterling symbol. This is to show his opposition to any plans for the Euro being instated as Great Britain's national currency. ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. ...

He is currently the senior member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairmen, and one of the four members of the panel who takes sittings in Westminster Hall on a frequent basis with the honorary title of Deputy Speaker. In 2002, he was knighted for his services to Parliament. Clock Tower and New Palace Yard from the west The Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, London, is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

He is also Patron, and Chairman, of The Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Relief Fund, a registered charity.

Sir Nicholas is married to Ann Winterton, MP for the neighbouring constituency of Congleton. In May 2002 Ann was sacked from her position as Shadow Rural Affairs Minister for telling a racist joke at a dinner at Congleton Rugby Club. Speaking to reporters about the incident, Nick said: Lady Jane Ann Winterton (born March 6, 1941 as Jane Ann Hodgson in Sutton Coldfield) is the British Member of Parliament for Congleton, and was first elected as a Conservative MP in 1983. ... Congleton Town Hall Congleton is a town in the county of Cheshire in the north west of England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal. ...

"Would you condemn your wife? I will not condemn my wife."

"Am I a racist? No. Is my wife a racist? No. If she offended anybody, she has apologised. I hope you will leave it at that."[1]

Winterton supported a bill put forth in June 2005 by Laurence Robertson that would almost entirely ban abortion. [2] Laurence Anthony Robertson (born 29 March 1958, Bolton) is a British politician. ...

External links

• Conservative Party - Sir Nicholas Winterton MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Nicholas Winterton MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Nicholas Winterton MP