Phillip Oppenheim

Phillip Arthur Charles Lawrence Oppenheim (born March 20, 1956 in Lambeth , London ) is a British businessman and former Conservative Party politician . He was a member of the House of Commons from 1983 to 1997 .

Family and education

Oppenheim was born in the London borough of Lambeth as the son of the politician Sally Oppenheim-Barnes . He received his education at the Harrow School . This is followed by the study concluded at Oriel College of the University of Oxford in.

Career

After completing his training, Oppenheim initially worked as a businessman. He founded an IT company , which he later sold to the media group Reed Elsevier . In the general election in 1983 he was surprisingly elected to parliament for the constituency of Amber Valley . He represented this until the 1997 elections when he lost to Judy Mallaber . During his tenure in Parliament, he held several official government posts under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major . In addition, Oppenheim was an employee of Kenneth Clarke . Oppenheim always represented liberal views, advocated animal welfare and in this context also spoke out against parforce hunting as a sport. During his time as finance minister , he tightened legislation to protect endangered species and introduced tax breaks for liquid gas vehicles. As an expert on trade policy , Oppenheim was also active as an author and wrote two highly regarded books in this area. After leaving Parliament, he worked as a columnist for the Sunday Times, among other things .

Publications

• Trade Wars: Japan versus the West . Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 1992, ISBN 0-297-82144-X .
• The new Masters - can the West match Japan? . Business Books, London 1990, ISBN 0-09-174693-0 .

Web links

• Phillip Oppenheim at Hansard (English)