David Campbell Bannerman

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David Campbell Bannerman, MEP

David Campbell Bannerman (born 28 May 1960, Bombay, India) is an MEP for the East of England for the Conservative Party.

A former Conservative special adviser to Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew, Campbell Bannerman left the Tories to join right-wing "Eurosceptics" the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) in 2004. He was elected as an MEP for UKIP in 2009. He subsequently defected to rejoin the Tories in 2011.[1]

Affiliations

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

  • Nothing to declare.[2]

Record of Parliamentary Votes

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • MA (Hons.) (Economics and Politics), University of Edinburgh (1979-1983); exchange scholarship to Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania (1981-1982). Corporate communications and advertising agencies (1983-1996). Special adviser to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (peace process) (1996-1997). Communication Director, Association of Transoperative Companies, London (1997-1999). Head of Communications, Website Division, United News and Media PLC (2000). Public relations consultant (including Bunson Manteller, London) (2001- ).
  • In the UK Independence Party: Chairman (2005-2006); Deputy Leader and Head of Policy (2006- ). Contractual agent working for the Independence and Democracy Group co-leader (2005-2006).
  • Councillor, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Chairman of Highways and Transportation) (1992-1996).
  • Chairman of the Bow Group (UK Conservative think tank) (1993-1994). Screenwriter, feature films (2001- ).

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
04F151
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 45733
Fax
+32 (0)2 28 49733
Email:
david.campbellbannerman AT europarl.europa.eu
Website:
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Resources

Notes

  1. BBC News, UKIP MEP Campbell Bannerman defects to Conservatives, accessed 24 January 2013
  2. European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Campbell Bannerman, 18 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.