Philip Bradbourn

Philip Bradbourn, MEP

Philip Bradbourn (born 09 August 1951, Tipton) is a British MEP for West Midlands from Conservative and Unionist Party since 1999.

Affiliations

• Chairman, Delegation for relations with Canada
• Member, Conference of Delegation Chairs
• Member, Committee on Regional Development
• Substitute, Committee on Transport and Tourism
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Afghanistan

Former Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with South Africa
• Member, Delegation for relations with the United States
• Substitute, Committee on Transport and Tourism
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Canada

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Car Parking at Birmingham Airport granted by Birmingham International Airport Company.

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

• Hospitality received from the Norwegian Conservative Party during a visit to Oslo 12th/13th February 2008.
• Birmingham Airport provided me with a pass to access their staff car parking facilities.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

Date	Name of Document	MEPs Vote
13.03.2012	Should there be an obligatory quota of at least 40% (by 2020) of female representation in the management boards imposed on companies?	Against
16.02.2012	Should the European Parliament have a single seat (instead of two, Strasbourg and Brussels)?	Didn't vote
15.02.2012	Should the Eurozone Member States pool their public debts by creating Eurobonds?	Against
15.12.2011	Should public access to EU documents be made easier?	Didn't vote
14.12.2011	Should the EU have a stronger and united defence policy?	Against
17.11.2011	Should nuclear energy be phased out?	Absent
25.10.2011	Should a global tax on carbon emissions be introduced?	Against
28.09.2011	Should the European Commission supervise the budgets and economic policies of the Member States and apply sanctions for non-compliance with EU-agreed rules on fiscal discipline?	Against
05.07.2011	Should the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the EU be made more restrictive?	Against
20.10.2010	Should the minimum length of the maternity leave on full pay be extended from 14 to 20 weeks?	Against
09.02.2010	Should the proposed Barosso II Commission be appointed for the 2009-2014 term?	Abstain

*Source: www.votewatch.eu

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Postgraduate Diploma in Municipal Administration (1972).
• Local government officer (1967-1970).
• Land charges and information officer (1970-1974).
• Research and information officer (1974-1987).
• Adviser to leader of the Conservative Group, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council (1987-1998).
• Member of Young Conservatives National Committee (1974-1979).
• Chairman, Conservative Political Centre, West Midlands Region (1988-1990).
• National Chairman, Conservative Political Centre (1990-1993).
• Regional Chairman, Conservative Party, West Midlands Region (1997-1999).
• Member of Conservative National Local Government Committee (1988-1998).
• Vice-Chairman, Democrat Youth Community of Europe (1979-1983).
• Member of European Communities Youth Forum (1979-1986).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• OBE (1994).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

03F370

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 47407

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49407

Email:

philip.bradbourn AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Philip Bradbourn, 12 August 2008, accessed 10 February 2009.
• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Philip Bradbourn, 22 June 2009, accessed 05 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Philip Bradbourn, accessed 10 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Philip Bradbourn, accessed 10 September 2010.