PhilipBushillMatthews

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Political Memory: Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS, MEP

General Data

• Born on 15 January 1943, Droitwich
• Country: United Kingdom
• Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Conservative and Unionist Party

Contact

• Parlement européen
  Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 14E217
  60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles
  Tel.: +32 2 28 45 114/+32 2 28 47 114
  Fax: +32 2 28 49 114
• Parlement européen
  Bâtiment Louise Weiss T08047
  1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex
  Tel.: +33 3 88 175 114/+33 3 88 177 114
  Fax: +33 3 88 179 114
• The Manor House - Park Lane
  Leamington SPA, CV33 9 HX Harbury, Warwickshire

• Email: philip.bushill-matthews(at)europarl.europa.eu
• Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4535

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
• Delegation for relations with Iran (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Member)
• Delegation for relations with India (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Subcommittee on Human Rights (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)
• Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Substitute)
• Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
• Attended Malvern College (1956-1962). MA (English Language and Literature), University College, Oxford (1962-1965). Harvard Business School (1987). Joined Unilever (1965). Seconded to Thomas Lipton Inc., USA (1976). National Accounts Director, Birds Eye Sales Ltd (1977). Managing Director, Iglo Indústrias de Gelados, Lisbon (1981). Sales Director, Birds Eye Wall's Ltd (1982). Managing Director, Craigmillar Ltd, and Director, Van den Bergh and Jurgens Ltd (1988). Managing Director, Red Mill Snack Foods Ltd, Wednesbury, West Midlands, and Managing Director, Red Mill Company BV, Netherlands (1991). (Curriculum vitae)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). (Curriculum vitae)
• Author of 'The Gravy Train' (2003). (Curriculum vitae)

Curriculum Vitae

• Attended Malvern College (1956-1962)
• MA (English Language and Literature), University College, Oxford (1962-1965)
• Harvard Business School (1987)
• Joined Unilever (1965)
• Seconded to Thomas Lipton Inc., USA (1976)
• National Accounts Director, Birds Eye Sales Ltd (1977)
• Managing Director, Iglo Indústrias de Gelados, Lisbon (1981)
• Sales Director, Birds Eye Wall's Ltd (1982)
• Managing Director, Craigmillar Ltd, and Director, Van den Bergh and Jurgens Ltd (1988)
• Managing Director, Red Mill Snack Foods Ltd, Wednesbury, West Midlands, and Managing Director, Red Mill Company BV, Netherlands (1991)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Author of 'The Gravy Train' (2003)

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Votes

• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 7/20
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 1/20
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents) 4/20

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Opinions

Sources

• Written questions at European Parliament
• Proposals for a resolution at European Parliament
• Reports at European Parliament
• Opinions at European Parliament
• Speeches in plenary at European Parliament
• Written declarations in European Parliament
• Wikipedia
• Google

Positions

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