Peter Bruinvels
Peter Bruinvels | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Leicester East | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 11 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Keith Vaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Nigel Edward Bruinvels 30 March 1950 Surrey, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | St John's School, Leatherhead |
| Occupation | Governor of the Church Commissioners, former politician |
| Awards | Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England (2017) |
Peter Nigel Edward Bruinvels (born 30 March 1950) is a governor of the Church Commissioners and former Conservative MP.
Early life[]
Surrey-born, he was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, an independent school. Bruinvels held various voluntary offices in the Conservative Party in Dorking and at regional level in South East England.
Parliamentary career[]
Bruinvels was elected to the Commons for the constituency of Leicester East at the 1983 general election, by the narrow margin of 933 votes. The constituency was projected to be a safe seat for the Labour Party after boundary changes, but at the height of Labour's unpopularity he defeated Patricia Hewitt. He was defeated at the 1987 general election by the Labour candidate Keith Vaz.
Capital punishment[]
As a supporter of the death penalty, Bruinvels put his name forward for the position of official executioner if capital punishment was restored.[citation needed]
Gay rights[]
As an MP, Bruinvels was opposed to equal rights for the LGBT community and was a strong supporter of Section 28 saying: "I do not agree with homosexuality. I think that Clause 28 will help outlaw it and the rest will be done by AIDS, with a substantial number of homosexuals dying of AIDS. I think that's probably the best way."[1]
In 1997 as a member of the Church of England's General Synod, Bruinvels said he would be spearheading moves to stop the ordination of known homosexuals: "Bishops have a moral responsibility to safeguard marriage and family life and by ordaining known homosexuals, they are sending out the wrong signals."[2]
Later life[]
Standing for The Wrekin in 1997, he was defeated by Labour's Peter Bradley and has not returned to Parliament.
Bruinvels is a governor of the Church Commissioners, a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, a former director of the Church Army, Senior Inspector of Anglican Schools and is a Lay Canon of Guildford Cathedral. He has previously carried out work for the Royal British Legion as County Field Manager for Surrey. He now runs his own public relations and media management company.
Honours[]
In 2017, Bruinvels was awarded the Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England "for sustained and outstanding work in support of the Church of England".[3]
References[]
- ^ "The Reunion, Stonewall". BBC Radio 4. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021. - Quote at 5mins 40sec
- ^ "BBC Politics 97". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "The Archbishop of Canterbury's Awards: Citations in Alphabetical Order" (PDF). Archbishop of Canterbury. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Peter Bruinvels
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