Bob Neill

Sir Bob Neill
Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the Justice Select Committee
In office
19 June 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded bySir Alan Beith
Succeeded byAndy Slaughter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for London, Local Government and Planning
In office
14 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byIan Austin
Succeeded byBrandon Lewis
Member of Parliament
for Bromley and Chislehurst
In office
29 June 2006 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byEric Forth
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Leader of the Conservative Party
in the London Assembly
In office
2004–2006
Preceded byEric Ollerenshaw[1]
Succeeded byAngie Bray[2]
Member of the London Assembly
for Bexley and Bromley
In office
4 May 2000 – 3 May 2008
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJames Cleverly
Personal details
Born
Robert James MacGillivray Neill

(1952-06-24) 24 June 1952 (age 72)
Ilford, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Daphne White
(m. 2009; div. 2015)
Ann-Louise Whittaker
(m. 2018)
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBarrister
Websitewww.bobneill.org.uk

Sir Robert James MacGillivray Neill KC (Hon) (born 24 June 1952) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromley and Chislehurst from 2006 to 2024.

He served as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Communities and Local Government from 14 May 2010 to 4 September 2012.[3] He latterly served as Chair of Parliament's Justice Select Committee.

  1. ^ "London Assembly Member Eric Ollerenshaw". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Angie Bray". Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Bob Neill – Corporate – Communities and Local Government". Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

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