Eric Forth

The Right Honourable Eric Forth
Official portrait, 2005
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office 18 September 2001 – 11 November 2003
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Preceded by	Angela Browning
Succeeded by	Oliver Heald
Minister of State for Education
In office 20 July 1994 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Baroness Blatch
Succeeded by	Stephen Byers
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
In office 14 April 1992 – 20 July 1994
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Robert Key Tim Yeo
Succeeded by	Robin Squire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
In office 28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Michael Fallon Alan Howarth
Succeeded by	Patrick McLoughlin
Member of Parliament for Bromley and Chislehurst
In office 1 May 1997 – 17 May 2006
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Bob Neill
Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire
In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Peter Luff
Member of the European Parliament for Birmingham North
In office 7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1944-09-09)9 September 1944 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	17 May 2006(2006-05-17) (aged 61) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Linda St Clair ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1994)​ Carroll Forth ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2 (by St Clair)
Education	Jordanhill College School
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Eric Forth (9 September 1944 – 17 May 2006) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Birmingham North from 1979 to 1984. He then served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Worcestershire from 1983 to 1997. Finally, he served as MP for Bromley and Chislehurst from 1997 until his death in 2006.

Forth served as a junior minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1988 and 1997. In his obituaries, he was described as "colourful", "flamboyant", "provocative" and a "right-wing libertarian". He was noted for his colourful ties and waistcoats.^[1]