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Derek Spencer

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Sir Derek Harold Spencer, QC (born 31 March, 1936), is a British Conservative politician.

Spencer became MP for the Leicester South constituency in the Conservative landslide of 1983, by just 7 votes — the smallest margin in the country. He lost the seat back to Labour in 1987, but was later elected for the marginal Brighton Pavilion seat in 1992 – when he was knighted and appointed Solicitor-General. In 1997, however, he was defeated by Labour's David Lepper by 13,181 votes on a 16% swing.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
Jim Marshall 		Member of Parliament for Leicester South
1983–1987 		Succeeded by:
Jim Marshall
Preceded by:
Julian Amery 		Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion
1992–1997 		Succeeded by:
Derek Lepper
Legal Offices
Preceded by:
Nicholas Lyell 		Solicitor General for England and Wales
1992–1997 		Succeeded by:
Charles Falconer


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