'''Ian David Twinn''' (born [[26 April]], [[1950]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.  He was MP for [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] from [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]] until he lost his seat to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s [[Andy Love]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997]]. Twinn was [[Chairman of the Conservative Party|Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party]] from 1986 to 1988.

In 1999 he was placed fifth on the Conservative Party list for [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]] in the European Parliament elections. The Conservatives secured four seats, but Twinn served briefly as an [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] from [[October 21]], [[2003]] until the 2004 elections after the ill-health resignation of [[Nicholas Bethell|Lord Bethell]]. He was sixth on the Conservative list in those elections and lost his seat because the Conservatives won only three.

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