Bernard Trevor Colman (27 August 1941 – 22 March 2022) was a former

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politician. He was a

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(MEP) for

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. He represented the 2nd seat in the constituency.

Biography

He was born in

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, and had a grammar school education at Sir James Smith's Grammar School,

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, and Tavistock Grammar School. After leaving school, he had a varied career, working in a farm suppliers company, in a magistrate's clerk's office, and as a serving police offer (rising to the rank of Superintendent) (1962–1995). Following his retirement from the police he worked as a script adviser (1994–1998) to the television detective series Wycliffe. Colman served on the UKIP National Executive Committee between 2004 and 2005. He presented a programme called ''European Union: Shock Waves'' for

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in 2004. Life TV's owners were fined £12,000 by regulators

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because of a lack of impartiality and failure to present alternative viewpoints. Colman was listed third on UKIP's list in the South West region in the European Parliament elections in 2004. UKIP took 22.6% of the vote in the region and their top two candidates, Graham Booth and

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were elected to the

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. On 1 October 2008, Graham Booth retired and was therefore replaced in the Parliament by Trevor Colman as the next candidate on the list. For the 2009 election, Colman was the first candidate on the UKIP list. He contested the 2005 general election for the constituency of

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and came fourth, with 6.4% of the vote. In the European Parliament, Mr Colman sat on the Committee on International Trade and is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. In March 2011, Colman left the

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group which includes UKIP, allegedly due to an "unresolved dispute over financial and staffing issues." However Colman continued to represent UKIP as a

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. Colman resigned at the 2014 European election. He died, following a long illness, on 22 March 2022.

References

External links

Official website of UKIPProfile at European Parliament website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colman, Trevor 1941 births Living people People from St Breward UK Independence Party MEPs MEPs for England 2004–2009 MEPs for England 2009–2014 Politicians from Cornwall