My Net Worth: Paul Beresford, NZ-born British politician

My Net Worth: Paul Beresford, NZ-born British politician
Sir Paul Beresford will continue as a dentist when he retires from the House of Commons at the next election.
Murray Jones
Sir Paul Beresford, 77, was educated at Waimea College in Richmond and the University of Otago. The dual NZ and UK citizen has been involved in British politics since the 1970s. Rising to prominence as the leader of Margaret Thatcher’s favourite local council – Wandsworth – he introduced the privatisation of council services and the sell-off of council housing stock. He was subsequently knighted for his council leadership. He then became the Conservative MP for Croydon Central in 1992 and then Mole Valley in Surrey in 1997, wh...

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