Den Dover

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Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Conservative Party. Den Dover was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Chorley, from 1979 to 1997.

Dover resigned as Conservative Chief Whip in the European Parliament on June 6, 2008. The claim that forced the resignation was that over 9 years he had paid his wife and daughter £750,000 for work they had done for him. This latest revelation comes after the Conservatives' Leader in Europe, Giles Chichester, resigned because he inadvertently sent large sums of money for secretarial and office work through an account of which he was a paid director for. Dover was forced to resign by acting Conservative MEP leader, Philip Bushill-Matthews who was appointed only a day prior. Dover will be replaced as Conservative Chief Whip by Richard Ashworth MEP.[1]

[edit] External links

• Profile at European Parliament website

Preceded by unknown	Member of European Parliament for North West England 1999 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by George Rodgers	Member of Parliament for Chorley 1979–1997	Succeeded by Lindsay Hoyle