Curriculum Vitae
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Born in 1946. Married with two children. Educated at Highgate School
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MEP for North West Region of England
2014
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President, Preston Conservative Association.
19992014
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MEP for North West England.
20072014
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Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Chief Whip 2007-2009
20052007
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Substitute member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
20042007
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Deputy Leader of the British Conservative Delegation
20042009
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Committee on Petitions (Conservative Spokesman & EPP-Group Co-ordinator)
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Committe on Transport and tourism
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Member, European Parliament Committee for China
20022004
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Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (British Conservative spokesman)
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Delegation for relations with South Africa
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
19992002
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Committee on Regional Policy, Transport & Tourism (British Conservative Spokesman)
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Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security & Defence Policy
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Vice President, European Parliament Committee for Cyprus
19791997
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MP for Preston North, 19791983, & South Ribble, 19831997
19821987
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to various Ministers
19871989
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Minister for Industry & Aerospace, Department of Trade & Industry
19891990
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Minister for Roads and Traffic, Department of Transport
19901992
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Minister for Sport, Department of the Environment and then Department for Education
19921994
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Minister of State, Northern Ireland
19941995
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Minister of State for the Environment and the Countryside, Department of the Environment
19791982
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Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Defence Committee, and Vice Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Aviation Committee
19841987
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National President of Conservative Trades Unionists
19951997
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Member of Select Committee on Procedure
19951997
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Chairman, Lancashire Conservative MPs
19961997
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Chairman, North-West Group of Conservative MPs
2000
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President, Lancaster and Wyre Conservative Association
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Freeman of the City of London
1995
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Appointed to Her Majestys Privy Council
1997
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Knighted
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Leisure interests:
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Cricket, Rugby, Ecclesiology, Oenology and Holmesiana. Member of MCC, Lancashire CCC, Middlesex CCC and the Lords Taverners
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VicePresident, Lancashire County Cricket Club
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President, Garstang Cricket Club Vice-President, Preston Grasshoppers RFC Vice President, Garstang RUFC
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Chairman, Lancashire CCC Development Association 1997-2013
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Member of the Victorian Society, Historic Churches Preservation Trust, English Heritage, National Trust, the Sherlock Holmes Society, and the Carlton Club
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Vice-President of the Lancashire Cricket Federation
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President of the Ribble Link Canal Campaign
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Member of the Conservative Group for Europe