Michael McNair-Wilson

Sir Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson (12 October 1930 – 28 March 1993) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walthamstow East from 1969 to 1974 and for Newbury from 1974 to 1992.

Early life Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson was born in Hampstead, London, on 12 October 1930. He attended Eton College before joining the Royal Irish Fusiliers through national service. He then worked for a period at the BBC in Northern Ireland.

Career McNair-Wilson contested the seat of Lincoln in 1964, but was beaten by Labour's Dick Taverne. The Times said that his experience "transformed him from a mild but critical friend of the National Health Service to possibly its most enthusiastic supporter on the Conservative benches".

Personal life His brother Patrick McNair-Wilson, who had been Conservative MP for Lewisham West from 1964 to 1966, was also a by-election winner, returning to Parliament in 1968 for the New Forest constituency.

McNair-Wilson married Deidre Granville (née Tuckett) in 1974. Their daughter Laura was elected as MP for Newbury at the 2019 general election.

McNair-Wilson died from a kidney failure on 28 March 1993 in Bucklebury, Berkshire, at the age of 62.