James Couchman

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James Randall Couchman (born 11 February 1942) is a retired British Conservative politician.

Early life[]

He was educated at Cranleigh School and the University of Newcastle and was a London Borough of Bexley councillor from 1974 to 1982. He later served as a county councillor in Oxfordshire from 2005 until he retired in 2013.^[1]

Political career[]

Couchman first stood for Parliament at Chester-le-Street in 1979, but was beaten by Labour's Giles Radice.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham from 1983 until his defeat in 1997 by Labour's Paul Clark.

References[]

• "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition.

External links[]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Couchman

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