- Tim Janman
Timothy Simon Janman (born
9 September 1956 ) was Conservative PartyMember of Parliament in theUnited Kingdom for Thurrock,Essex , from June 1987 to 1992, when he lost to the Labour Party candidate.Early years
Tim Janman was the son of Jack and Irene Janman, and educated at the
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School atMarlow, Buckinghamshire , and theUniversity of Nottingham . He married,29 September 1990 , Shirley Buckingham née Silvey. He worked as a personnel officer at theFord Motor Company from 1979 to 1987.Political activities
Janman was chairman of the Nottingham University Conservative Association 1976-1977, and was National Senior Vice-Chairman of the
Federation of Conservative Students 1980-1981. He served as chairman of theSelsdon Group 1983-1987, later becoming a Vice-President. In 1987, he served, briefly, as a member ofSouthampton City Council. In 1990, he became President of the LondonSwinton circle .Janman was Vice-President of the
Jordan isPalestine Committee, Joint Secretary of the Conservative backbench Employment Committee 1987-1988, Joint Vice-Chairman of same 1988-1992. He was a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment from 1989-1992, and Joint Secretary of the Conservative Backbench Home Affairs Committee, also from 1989-1992. Janman's special interests lay in the economy, privatisation, trade union reform, law and order, and immigration and resettlement.Janman was a member of the
Conservative Monday Club and was present at their South Africa Dinner, given for Dr.Andries Treurnicht on5 June 1989 , (see "The Daily Telegraph " and "The Independent " Court & Social pages,6 June ,1989 ).On
10 October 1989 , Janman joinedNicholas Budgen , M.P., and Baron MoyneJonathan Guinness (in the chair) as speakers at a major fringe meeting organized by the Young Monday Club, heralded as "The End of the English? - Immigration and Repatriation". Janman was subsequently quoted by journalist Judy Jones in "The Daily Telegraph" as saying that "if you look at the lack of immigration control in the past, then yes, Britain has become the dustbin of the world". He added that there was a need to offer voluntary repatriation to members of ethnic minorities settled in the UK, which groups did not wish to integrate with the indigenous population.References
* "Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1991", 172nd edition, East Sussex, ISBN 0-905702-17-4
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