Later Career
He contested his seat again at the 1997 general election, but lost to the Labour Party's Kali Mountford who had a majority of 4,840.
Graham Riddick was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Francis Maude, Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 1990-92. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to John MacGregor, Secretary of State for Transport from 1992 until July 1994 when Macgregor left the Cabinet. Riddick served on the Education and Employment Select Committee between 1994-97. He was also a member of the Broadcasting Select Committee and the Deregulation Select Committee between 1995-97.
Following his defeat in 1997 Riddick worked for the French-owned waste management company, Onyx Environmental Group Plc as its Marketing and Communications Director. Since 2000 Riddick has been the Business Development Director for DeHavilland Information Services Plc and its successor company, Adfero Ltd. Before he became an MP, Riddick worked for 10 years in various sales management roles with Procter and Gamble (1977–82) and Coca Cola Schweppes Beverages (1982–87).
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Wainwright |
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley 1987–1997 |
Succeeded by Kali Mountford |
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