Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat politician)
Chris Davies | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
| Assumed office 1999 | |
| Member of Parliament for Littlebourgh and Saddleworth | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1954 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Residence | Greenfield, Greater Manchester |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College |
Christopher Graham Davies (born 7 July 1954 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is a former Member of Parliament, and since 1999 he has been a Member of the European Parliament.
Biography
Davies was born in Lytham St Annes. His father was a doctor, and his mother a nurse. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School (1965-72), at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1972-75, reading history) and from 1975 to 1977 at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
He became the MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth after a by-election in 1995, but the seat was abolished by the time of the 1997 General Election. Davies contested Oldham East and Saddleworth at this election but lost to Phil Woolas of Labour.
He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England constituency in 1999. [1]
Due to controversy over the tone of a series of emails he exchanged with a pro-Israeli constituent, Davies was forced to resign as leader of the Liberal Democrats group in the European Parliament.[2] Davies now serves as the Liberal Democrat spokesman on the environment and public health in the European Parliament.
In 2008, Davies made some widely publicised comments on an unpublished report which, he claimed, contained evidence of "embezzlement and fraud" among EU parliament members.[3]
Davies is a resident of Greenfield, Greater Manchester.[4][5]
References
- ^ Chris Davies' profile on MiCandidate.eu
- ^ Hirsh, David. "Revenge of the Jewish lobby?", The Guardian, May 5, 2006.
- ^ MEP fraud claims to face scrutiny, BBC News
- ^ TV damages health, literally, The Oldham Advertiser, 2009-02-05, p. 11
- ^ Chris Davies, libdemmeps.eu, 2007, retrieved 2009-02-05
External links
- [1] full text of the email exchange that led to Davies's resignation
- Chris Davies MEP official site
- Chris Davies profile at the European Parliament
- Chris Davies profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats
- Lib Dem quits in row over remarks
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Old Waconians
- Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Liberal Democrat MPs (UK)
- Liberal Democrat MEPs
- Alumni of the University of Kent
- People from Lytham St Annes
- UK MPs 1992-1997
- Members of the European Parliament for English constituencies
- People from Saddleworth