 He was educated at Holbeach Primary School in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, St. Felix School in Felixstowe, and at Bedford School in the county town of Bedfordshire.He served on the Executive Committee of the East Midlands Conservative Council between 1966 and 1998 and contested the Parliamentary constituency of Chesterfield in the General Elections of February 1974 and October 1974.He later held many roles within the voluntary wing of the Conservative Party and was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1992 for political service.