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Timothy Robert Devlin (born 13 June 1959) is a British barrister and former Conservative Party politician. From 1987 to 1997, he was the member of parliament for Stockton South.

Early life[edit]

Devlin was born on 13 June 1959.^[1] He was educated at Dulwich College, an all-boys public school in London. He studied at the London School of Economics, the City University London, and the Inns of Court School of Law.

Career[edit]

Political career[edit]

Devlin was first elected the member of parliament (MP) for the Stockton South constituency in the 1987 general election, when he defeated Ian Wrigglesworth. From 1992 to 1994, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney-General.^[2]

Devlin was unseated in the 1997 general election, losing to Labour's Dari Taylor. He tried to regain the seat in 2001, but was beaten by Taylor again.

Tim Devlin, while a Tory MP, helped arrange a meeting on 28 January 1993 in which Customs was ordered to drop drug-smuggling charges against Middlesbrough drug trafficker Brian Charrington. The case was dropped when it emerged that Charrington was a paid informant for HM Customs officers. All the accused, including Charrington and Curtis Warren, were acquitted of all charges.^[3]

Legal career[edit]

Devlin was called to the bar in 1985, thereby qualifying as a barrister. He is currently a member of Furnival Chambers.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
^ ^a ^b "Tim Devlin". Furnival Chambers. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ Barnes, Tony; Richard Elias; Peter Walsh. 2003 Cocky: the rise and fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's biggest drug baron ISBN 978-0-9530847-7-7

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Timothy Devlin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ian Wrigglesworth	Member of Parliament for Stockton South 1987–1997	Succeeded by Dari Taylor

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)

[bio_–_Furnival_Chambers-2] "Tim Devlin". Furnival Chambers. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[3] Barnes, Tony; Richard Elias; Peter Walsh. 2003 Cocky: the rise and fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's biggest drug baron ISBN 978-0-9530847-7-7

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-'''Timothy Robert "Tim" Devlin''' (born 13 June 1959<ref>{{Rayment-hc|s|5|date=March 2012}}</ref>) is a former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician in the United Kingdom. From 1987 to 1997, he was the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton South]].
+'''Timothy Robert Devlin''' (born 13 June 1959) is a British [[barrister]] and former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. From 1987 to 1997, he was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] for [[Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton South]].
 ==Early life==
-He was educated at [[Dulwich College]], the [[London School of Economics]], the [[City University London|City University]], London, and the [[Inns of Court]] School of Law. He is a [[barrister]] and company director.
+Devlin was born on 13 June 1959.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|s|5|date=March 2012}}</ref> He was educated at [[Dulwich College]], an all-boys [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] in London. He studied at the [[London School of Economics]], the [[City University London]], and the [[Inns of Court School of Law]].
+==Career==
-==Political career==
-He was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton South]] constituency from [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987]], when he defeated [[Ian Wrigglesworth]] to [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997]], when he lost to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s [[Dari Taylor]]. He tried to regain the seat in [[United Kingdom general election, 2001|2001]], but was beaten by Taylor again.
+===Political career===
-Tim Devlin, while a Tory MP, helped arrange a meeting in which Customs was ordered to drop charges against  Middlesbrough drug trafficker [[Brian Charrington]] on drug-smuggling changes on 28 January 1993. The case was dropped, since it emerged that he was a paid informant for Customs officers, with all accused including [[Curtis Warren]] acquitted of all charges.<ref>Barnes, Tony; Richard Elias; Peter Walsh. 2003 ''Cocky: the rise and fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's biggest drug baron'' ISBN 978-0-9530847-7-7</ref>
+Devlin was first elected the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for the [[Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton South]] constituency in the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 general election]], when he defeated [[Ian Wrigglesworth]]. From 1992 to 1994, he was [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney-General]].<ref name="bio – Furnival Chambers">{{cite web|title=Tim Devlin|url=http://furnivalchambers.co.uk/barrister/tim-devlin/|website=Furnival Chambers|accessdate=13 February 2016}}</ref>
+Devlin was unseated in the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]], losing to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s [[Dari Taylor]]. He tried to regain the seat in [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]], but was beaten by Taylor again.
+Tim Devlin, while a Tory MP, helped arrange a meeting on 28 January 1993 in which Customs was ordered to drop drug-smuggling charges against Middlesbrough drug trafficker [[Brian Charrington]]. The case was dropped when it emerged that Charrington was a paid [[informant]] for [[HM Customs]] officers. All the accused, including Charrington and [[Curtis Warren]], were acquitted of all charges.<ref>Barnes, Tony; Richard Elias; Peter Walsh. 2003 ''Cocky: the rise and fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's biggest drug baron'' {{ISBN|978-0-9530847-7-7}}</ref>
+===Legal career===
+Devlin was [[called to the bar]] in 1985, thereby qualifying as a [[barrister]]. He is currently a member of Furnival Chambers.<ref name="bio – Furnival Chambers" />
 == References ==
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