Nick Raynsford

Nick Raynsford

Rt Hon Nick Raynsford – TCPA President, TCPA

Nick Raynsford was the Member of Parliament for Greenwich and Woolwich from 1997-2015 (and previously for Greenwich from 1992-1997). He served as a Government Minister from 1997 initially in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), holding responsibility for Housing, Planning and Construction as well as being Minister for London. He was Minister for Local and Regional Government in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from 2001-2005, also holding responsibility for the Fire and Rescue Service and for Resilience Planning. He was made a Privy Councillor in the 2001 New Year’s Honours.  Nick was Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction from 1994 and Front Bench Spokesperson for London from 1993. Nick is currently President of the Town and Country Planning Association.