The East Midlands Euro Team
Roger Helmer MEP
Born 1944. Married, three children.
Interests: industry, economic and monetary issues, countryside, country sports. Member: CBI, NFU and the Countryside Alliance.
First elected MEP for East Midlands region 1999.
Conservative Spokesman on Research in the European Parliament.
Member: Employment and Social Affairs Committee. Substitute member: Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy Committee.
Educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Southampton and Churchill College, Cambridge.
Managing Director, Donisthorpe & Co Ltd ,1996-98. Previous business career mainly overseas for multinationals, including Proctor & Gamble, National Semiconductor and Guinness plc.
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Chris Heaton-Harris MEP
Born 1967. Married, two children
Interests: Class 1 soccer referee.
First elected MEP for East Midlands region 1999.
Chief Whip of the Conservatives in the European Parliament since December 2001
Member: Budgetary Control Committee; Budgets Committee.
Educated at Tiffin Grammar School and Wolverhampton Polytechnic.
Director, What 4 Ltd.
Parliamentary Candidate, Leicester South, General Election 1997.
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Pauline Latham OBE
Interests: Travel, theatre, riding and walking
Councillor on Derby City Council 1992-1996 and 1998 -
East Midlands Euro candidate 1999
Candidate for Broxtowe in 2001 General Election
Derbyshire Area Chairman for the Conservative Party 2001-
Founder menber Grant Maintained Schools Advisory Committee (GMSAC), now Foundation and Aided Schools National Association (FASNA). Chairman 1996-2000.
Governor of two secondary schools in Derbyshire
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Sharon Buckle
A qualified pharmacist, Sharon enjoyed a 17-year international career with The Boots Co Plc, for which she was nominated for the Women of the Year in 1997. Now she runs her own pharmaceutical business, as well as tutoring at the University of Nottingham.
Sharon stood for the East Midlands at the European elections in 1999. She was a Parish Councillor until 1 May 2003, and governor of a local school. She is married with two daughters. |
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Jonathan Bullock
Jonathan is 40 years old and is married to Claire. He works as a Policy Director for a Professional Institute in Northamptonshire. His interests include football, skiing and cricket. He was educated at Nottingham High School and has a degree in Politics from Portsmouth.
Jonathan fought the Parliamentary seat of Gelding in the 2001 General Election. He also fought Manchester Gorton in 1992. He has been a school governor and a past Chairman of East Midlands Young Conservatives. He worked as a research assistant in the House of Commons in the 1980s. His political interests include British Sovereignty, Transport, Law and Order and Defence |
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Sarah Richardson
Sarah was born in the Peak District in 1973 and lived in Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire before her family relocated to East Anglia. She is a freelance writer and editor, specialising in education and employment. Based between Northampton and London, her portfolio includes work for The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Vogue, Elle, The Guardian and The Independent. Sarah has previously worked as a commissioning editor on the London Evening Standard and was launch Editor on Real World magazine, the graduate careers title
Sarah is delighted to have been selected to join the Conservative Euro-team in the East Midlands. Already an active campaigner in Northamptonshire, she is looking forward to working with colleagues in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland and Lincolnshire. |
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