John Bowis
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John Crocket Bowis (born 2 August 1945 in Brighton, East Sussex) is a Conservative Member of the European Parliament for London. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999.
Educated at Tonbridge School and Brasenose College, Oxford, he was returned at the 1987 general election as Member of Parliament for Battersea. From 1993 to 1996 he was a health minister and from 1996 to 1997 he was a transport minister, before losing his parliamentary seat at the 1997 general election. He will stand down as MEP at 2009 European Elections.
He has been National Secretary of the Federation of Conservative Students and worked at the Institute of Psychiatry.
He is an active member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
[edit] External links
- Profile on European Parliament website
- John Bowis – John Bowis OBE
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| Preceded by Alf Dubs |
Member of Parliament for Battersea 1987–1997 |
Succeeded by Martin Linton |
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