David Bevan (politician)

Andrew David Gilroy Bevan (10 April 1928 – 12 October 1996) was a British Conservative politician.

David Bevan
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley
In office 3 May 1979 – 16 March 1992
Preceded by	Syd Tierney
Succeeded by	Estelle Morris
Personal details
Born	10 April 1928
Died	12 October 1996(1996-10-12) (aged 68) Sutton Coldfield
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Cynthia Bevan
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Profession	estate agent

Bevan served on Birmingham City Council and later the West Midlands County Council from 1959 to 1981.^[1] He was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1979 until he lost the seat by 162 votes to future Labour minister Estelle Morris (now Baroness Morris of Yardley) in 1992.

He was Chairman of the Parliamentary All-Party Tourism Committee and Chairman of the Conservative Parliamentary Backbench Tourism Committee for several successive parliaments until he lost his seat in 1992, and did much to promote the British tourism industry.