1. Sir John Gordon Hannam was born on 2 August 1929 and is a British Conservative Party politician.
16 Facts About John Hannam
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John Hannam was the last Conservative MP for Exeter to date, from 1970 until his retirement in 1997.
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John Hannam served in the army, where he completed his National Service in the Middle East, and then in the Territorial Army.
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John Hannam built up his own business in Tourism and Hotels in the West Country which led him to maintain a strong interest in Small Businesses throughout his Parliamentary career.
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John Hannam won the marginal Exeter seat from Gwyneth Dunwoody in 1970 and held it through seven General Elections.
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John Hannam stood down after 27 years in Parliament at the 1997 election.
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John Hannam disassociated himself from the bitter, homophobic campaign of his Conservative successor Adrian Rogers, who was a leading member of the religious right.
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The other main interest John Hannam developed in his 27 years in Parliament was as a leading campaigner for disability rights and the promotion of legislation to provide opportunities in education, employment, access to buildings and transport for people with disabilities.
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John Hannam was elected an officer of the All Party Disablement Group in 1974 and chairman from 1987 to 1997.
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John Hannam was appointed to the Government Transport Advisory Committee, the Snowdon Working Party on Disability, The Access Committee for England and Deputy Chairman of Rehabilitation International.
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John Hannam has been involved for many years with the Alzheimers Society and is currently a vice-president.
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John Hannam is a Vice-President of the Disabled Motorists Association.
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In 1986 John Hannam was awarded an Honorary Degree at the Open University for Services to the Disabled and in 1994 he received the Harding Award for Parliamentary Work for the Disabled.
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John Hannam was knighted in the 1992 New Year Honours.
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John Hannam received the Freedom of the City of Exeter in 1998.
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In 1983 he married Vanessa Wauchope nee Anson, who, as Vanessa John Hannam, is an author and journalist.