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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
− | He was | + | He was founder Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and Vice Chairman of the Board of Airline Representatives in the Philippines. |
− | Graham joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1986. | + | Graham joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1986. In 1986 he joined the Foreign Office and was posted to Kenya (as Second, and later First, Secretary) in the British High Commission. He was First Secretary in the British Embassy, Peking, and then British Trade Commissioner China from Hong Kong and Consul for Macau from 1989-1992. |
− | + | Graham was Councillor in the Cotswold District Council from 2003-2007, and Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 2006-2007. In 2006 he was selected as the Parliamentary Candidate for Gloucester. | |
− | Graham was | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
− | Graham studied at the Downs School in Colwall, Eton College and Christ Church | + | Graham studied at the Downs School in Colwall, Eton College and Christ Church college, Oxford University. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/richard-graham Richard Graham Biography ] | [http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/richard-graham Richard Graham Biography ] | ||
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