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Richard Saladin Hickmet (born 1 December 1947, Hammersmith, London) is a British Conservative Party politician.
Early life
He is the son of Ferid Hickmet, who was from Turkey and Elizabeth Coster. He went to Millfield School in Street, Somerset, then the Sorbonne in Paris. From the University of Hull he gained a BA.
He was called to the Bar in 1974, and practised at the Inner Temple. He was a councillor on Wandsworth Borough Council from 1978-83.
Parliamentary career
Hickmet was Member of Parliament for Glanford and Scunthorpe, which he won in the Conservative landslide at the 1983 general election. However, he lost it to Labour candidate Elliott Morley at the 1987 election. Hickmet was later an unsuccessful candidate at the Eastbourne by-election in 1990 caused by the murder of Ian Gow.
His last recorded contribution in the House of Commons was during Prime Minister's Questions on 5 May 1987, during which he said that "most parents are appalled by the promotion of gay rights" in schools, before suggesting that schools should be given more independence on such matters.
Law career
Hickmet is now a successful barrister at law specialising in family practice and planning cases. He is based in the West Country in Somerset but frequently travels to London with his work, and has a practice spanning the whole of the West Country and the Midlands. He has also worked for Wolfestans in Plymouth, Alletsons in Bridgwater and is affiliated with Southernhay Chambers in Exeter.
Personal life
Hickmet lives in Bridgwater, Somerset with his wife. He married Susan Ludwig in 1973. They have three daughters, Sophie, Katie and Lucy (born 1980, 1984 and 1986).
References
- "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 5 May 1987". Hansard. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1987 & 1992
- Almanac of British Politics (1999)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Glanford and Scunthorpe 1983–1987 |
Succeeded byElliott Morley |
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1983–87
- Queen's Counsel 1901–2000
- People from Street, Somerset
- People educated at Millfield
- Alumni of the University of Hull
- English barristers
- British people of Turkish descent
- English people of Turkish descent