Dorset Conservative MP Christopher Chope given knighthood
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Christopher Chope was a minister in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's governments
Dorset backbench MP Christopher Chope has received a knighthood for political and public service in the New Year Honours list.
The 70-year-old has been a Member of Parliament for more than 25 years and served as a minister in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's governments.
He is a longstanding Eurosceptic and was made an OBE in 1982 for services to local government.
He has been MP for Christchurch since 1997.
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