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Sir Robert ATKINS

European Conservatives and Reformists
Member

United Kingdom

robert.atkins@europarl.europa.eu

Conservative Party
Born on 5 February 1946, London

http://www.sir-robertatkins.org

Member
	Committee on Foreign Affairs [See]
	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council [See]
	Delegation for relations with the United States [See]

Substitute
	Committee on Petitions [See]
	Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Curriculum vitae
	Educated at Highgate School.
	National President of Conservative Trades Unionists (1984-1987).
	MP for Preston North (1979-1983) and South Ribble (1983-1997). Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Defence Committee (1979-1982); Vice-Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Aviation Committee (1979-1982); Chairman, Lancashire Conservative MPs (1995-1997); Chairman, North-West Group of Conservative MPs (1996-1997). Member of the Conservative Group for Europe.
	Parliamentary private secretary to various Ministers (1982-1987). Member of Select Committee on Procedure (1995-1997). Minister for Industry and Aerospace, Department of Trade and Industry (1987-1989); Minister for Roads and Traffic, Department of Transport (1989-1990); Minister for Sport, Department of the Environment and then Department for Education (1990-1992); Minister of State, Northern Ireland (1992-1994); Minister of State, Department of the Environment (1994-1995).
	Member of the Privy Council (since 1995). Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
	Knighted 1997. Freeman of the City of London.

Parliamentary activities
	Speeches in plenary [See]

Declaration of financial interests (71 Kb) :


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