Reginald Eyre

Sir Reginald Edwin Eyre (born 28 May 1924) is a British Conservative Party politician.

Eyre was educated at King Edward's Camp Hill School, Birmingham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He contested Birmingham Northfield in 1959.

Eyre was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hall Green at a 1965 by-election, and represented the seat until he retired in 1987. During the Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher governments, he served as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Household, and junior Environment (Housing and Construction), Trade and Transport Minister. He was also a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party.

His daughter, Hermione Eyre, is an editor at the London Evening Standard, and a novelist.

References

• The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1983
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Reginald Eyre

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Aubrey Jones	Birmingham Hall Green 1965–1987	Succeeded by Andrew Hargreaves
Political offices
Preceded by Walter Elliot	Comptroller of the Household 1970–1972	Succeeded by Bernard Weatherill