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The Right Honourable Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5 February 1946 in London) is a British Conservative politician. Educated at Highgate School, he was the Member of Parliament for Preston North and South Ribble from 1979 to 1997 and became a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region in 1999. ^[1] He was knighted in 1997 for services to the country and is a Freeman of the City of London.

He was made a member of the Privy Council in 1995 and was a minister in the following positions:

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1987 to 1989)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (1989 to 1990)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment and Minister for Sport (1990)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science and Minister for Sport (1990 to 1992)
Minister of State, Northern Ireland (1992 to 1994)
Minister of State for Environment and Countryside (1994 to 1995)

External links

References

^ Robert Atkins' profile on MiCandidate.eu

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ronald Atkins	Member of Parliament for Preston North 1979 – 1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for South Ribble 1983 – 1997	Succeeded by David Borrow
Political offices
Preceded by Colin Moynihan	Minister for Sport 1990 – 1992	Succeeded by Robert Key

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[1] Robert Atkins' profile on MiCandidate.eu

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-'''The Right Honourable Sir Robert James Atkins''' (born [[5 February]] [[1946]] in [[London]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. Educated at [[Highgate School]], he was the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston North]] and [[South Ribble (UK Parliament constituency)|South Ribble]] from 1979 to 1997 and became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] region in 1999. He was knighted in 1997 for services to the country and is a [[Freedom_of_the_City#Freedom_of_the_City_of_London|Freeman]] of the [[City of London]].
+'''The Right Honourable Sir Robert James Atkins''' (born [[5 February]] [[1946]] in [[London]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. Educated at [[Highgate School]], he was the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston North]] and [[South Ribble (UK Parliament constituency)|South Ribble]] from 1979 to 1997 and became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] region in 1999. <REF>[http://www.micandidate.eu/candidate.aspx?idcandidate=2625&idconstituency=123 Robert Atkins' profile on MiCandidate.eu]</REF> He was knighted in 1997 for services to the country and is a [[Freedom_of_the_City#Freedom_of_the_City_of_London|Freeman]] of the [[City of London]].
 He was made a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1995 and was a minister in the following positions:
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 *[http://www.sir-robertatkins.org/ Sir Robert Atkins's Home Page]
 *[http://www.europarl.eu.int/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=GB&partNumber=1&zone=North+West&language=EN&id=4537 European Parliament Page for Sir Robert Atkins]
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