Chris Davies
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Member of Parliament
for Littlebourgh and Saddleworth |
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| In office 1995 – 1997 |
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| Born | 7 July 1954 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College |
This article is about the British politician. For the Australian cricketer, see Christopher Davies (cricketer).
Christopher Graham Davies (born 7 July 1954 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is a former Member of Parliament, and since 1999 he has been a Member of the European Parliament.
[edit] Biography
Davies was born in Lytham St Annes. His father was a doctor, and his mother a nurse. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School (1965-72), at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (1972-75, reading history) and from 1975 to 1977 at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
He became the MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth after a by-election in 1995, but the seat was abolished by the time of the 1997 General Election. Davies contested Oldham East and Saddleworth at this election but lost to Phil Woolas of Labour.
He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England constituency in 1999.
In 2002, he was fined £100 with more than £3,500 costs for being in possession of cannabis, following his arrest at a protest in favour of the legalization of the drug held in Stockport, Greater Manchester.[1]
He resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrat group in the European Parliament on 4 May 2006 as a result of concerns over an email he had sent on 23 April 2006: responding to a correspondent who had argued against his condemnation of Israel, he wrote 'Sounds like racism to me. I hope you enjoying wallowing in your own filth.'
In 2008, Davies made some widely publicized comments on an unpublished report which, he claimed, contained evidence of "embezzlement and fraud" among EU parliament members.[2]
He now serves as the Liberal Democrat spokesman on the environment and public health in the European Parliament.
[edit] External links
- [2] full text of the email exchange that led to Davies's resignation
- Chris Davies MEP official site
- Chris Davies profile at the European Parliament
- Chris Davies profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats
- Lib Dem quits in row over remarks
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| Preceded by Geoffrey Dickens |
Member of Parliament for Littleborough and Saddleworth 1995–1997 |
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