Roger Sims

Roger Sims
Roger Sims
Member of Parliament for Chislehurst
	In office; 1974-1997
Personal details
Born	27 January 1930 (age 94)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Angela Mathews (m. 1957; died 2015)
Children	3

Sir Roger Edward Sims JP (born 27 January 1930) is a British Conservative politician.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Sims was born the son of Herbert William Sims and Annie Amy Savidge. He was educated at City Boys' Grammar School in Leicester, and St Olave's Grammar School in London.^[3]

Political career[edit]

Sims fought Shoreditch and Finsbury at the 1966 and 1970. He was MP for Chislehurst between February 1974 and May 1997, when he retired.^{[citation needed]}

He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to William Whitelaw during Margaret Thatcher's government.^[3]

Outside Parliament[edit]

Between 1960 and 1972, Sims was a justice of the peace in Bromley. He was deputy chairman from 1970 to 1972, and Chairman of the Juvenile Panel from 1971 to 1972.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Sims was made a Knight of the British Empire in 1996.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

In 1957, Sims married Angela Mathews; the couple had two sons and a daughter. Mathews died in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Sims lives in Petts Wood, Bromley; his recreations are swimming and music, especially singing. He was a member of the Royal Choral Society from 1950 to 2008.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Parliamentary career for Sir Roger Sims - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "Mr Roger Sims". Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sims, Sir Roger (Edward), (born 27 Jan. 1930)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u34968. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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Preceded by Patricia Hornsby-Smith	Member of Parliament for Chislehurst February 1974 – 1997	Constituency abolished (see Bromley and Chislehurst)

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[1] "Parliamentary career for Sir Roger Sims - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[2] "Mr Roger Sims". Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[whoswho-3] "Sims, Sir Roger (Edward), (born 27 Jan. 1930)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u34968. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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