Andrew David Gilroy Bevan (10 April 1928 – 12 October 1996) was a British Conservative politician.
Bevan served on Birmingham City Council, and later West Midlands County Council, from 1959 to 1981.Patrick Cosgrave, Obituaries: David Gilroy Bevan, published in The Independent, 18 October 1996 He was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from the 1979 general election until he lost the seat by 162 votes to future Labour minister Estelle Morris (now Baroness Morris of Yardley) in 1992.
During his time as an MP, Bevan worked to promote the British tourism industry. 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.
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The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992
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