Ian Greer

Ian Bramwell Greer (5 June 1933 – 4 November 2015) was a British political lobbyist whose career was affected by the cash-for-questions affair.

Early life

Ian Bramwell Greer was born on 5 June 1933, the son of Salvation Army parents. He was educated at Cranbrook College, Essex, and Victoria School, Glasgow. In 1966, Greer left the Conservative Central Office in order to run the Mental Health Trust. According to Andy McSmith of The Independent in his obituary of Greer, "part of the reason for the bust-up was Greer's keenness to take up American-style lobbying, which was more open and sharp-elbowed than the old boy networks that ran Britain's lobbying industry." The politicians in question were Neil Hamilton and Tim Smith, Members of Parliament for Tatton and Beaconsfield, respectively.

On 4 November 2015, Greer fell in the car park of the Morrisons store in Leominster, having gone shopping with his partner Clive Ferreira. Greer was conscious at first, but eventually lost consciousness. An ambulance was called, although Greer was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at Hereford County Hospital.

An inquest into his death was held at Hereford Town Hall in March 2016. County coroner Mark Bricknell ruled Greer's cause of death as being the result of an acute subdural haemorrhage with a skull fracture, recording a verdict that his death was accidental.