Richard J. Cottrell (born 11 July 1943) is an English politician and author who was a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

for the British constituency of

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from 1979 until 1989.

Biography

Richard J. Cottrell was born on 11 July 1943 in

Wellington, Somerset Wellington is a market town in rural Somerset, a county in the west of England, situated south west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the tow ...

. He was elected to the Parliament in 1979 for the

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, and started his service on 17 July 1979. During his first term, he joined the Committee on Transport on 20 July of the same year and the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information and Sport on 11 July 1980, serving on both until the Parliament adjourned on 23 July 1984. He was re-elected in 1984, again for the Conservative Party, and served until 24 July 1989. He served as a member of the committees for the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credencials icand Immunities; the Rules of Procedure and Petitions; and the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection; and also participated in diplomatic relations with Canada and the People's Republic of China. He lost re-election in 1989 to Labour Party candidate Ian White.

Bibliography

*''The Sacred Cow: Folly of Europe's Food Mountains'', 1987 *''Blood on their Hands: Killing of Ann Chapman'', 1988 *''Gladio: NATO’s Dagger at the Heart of Europe'', 2012 *''Doctor Who? The Atomic Bomber Beeching and his War on the Railways.'', 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cottrell, Richard 1943 births People from Wellington, Somerset Conservative Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for England 1979–1984 MEPs for England 1984–1989 English writers Living people