Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum
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The Right Honourable The Lord Ryder of Wensum OBE PC |
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Government Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 28 November 1990 – 20 July 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Tim Renton |
| Succeeded by | Alastair Goodlad |
| Paymaster General | |
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In office 14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Caithness |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Belstead |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Peter Lilley |
| Succeeded by | John Maples |
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Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Keith Simpson |
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| Born | 4 February 1949 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Richard Andrew Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum, OBE, PC (born 4 February 1949) is a British Conservative Party politician. A former Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister, he was made a life peer in 1997 and is now a member of the House of Lords.
He was educated at Radley College.
In the 1981 Birthday Honours Ryder was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for political service.
Having unsuccessfully fought the Labour seat of Gateshead East in February and October 1974, at the 1983 general election, Ryder was elected as MP for the Mid Norfolk constituency. From 1990 to 1995 he was the government's Chief Whip. This period includes the Conservative backbench rebellion over the Maastricht Treaty. The maverick MPs, known as the Maastricht Rebels, were under intense pressure from the government whips but still brought the administration of John Major close to collapse.
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