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David Curry was born in 1944 at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He was
educated at Ripon Grammar School, Yorkshire; Corpus Christi College, Oxford
(Hons degree in Modern History); and Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University (he was one of the first ten Kennedy Scholars). He studied
International Relations under Dr Henry Kissinger.
| 2006 |
Committee on Standards and Priveleges
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| 2004 - |
Chairmanship of Dairy UK
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| 2004 - |
Member of the Select Committee on Public Accounts
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| 2003 - 2004 |
Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government
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| 2003 |
Chairman, Conservative Group for Europe |
| 2001 - 2003 |
Chairman, Local and Devolved Government |
| 1999 |
Member of the Select Committee on Public Accounts. |
| 1998 |
Member of the Select Committee on Agriculture. |
| 1997 |
Shadow Agriculture Minister. Resigned in disagreement
with the Shadow Cabinet over its policy towards Europe. |
| 1996 |
Created a Privy Councillor |
| 1993 |
Minister of State, Department of the Environment with
responsibility for Local Government, Housing and Urban Regeneration. |
| 1992 |
Appointed Minister of State at MAFF |
| 1989 |
Appointed Parliamentary Secretary at MAFF with responsibility
for EU policies, international trade and fisheries. |
| 1987 |
Elected to Westminster as Member of Parliament for Skipton
and Ripon in North Yorkshire. |
| 1979 |
Elected Conservative Member of the European Parliament
for North-East Essex. Chairman of the Agriculture Committee 1981-84.
1984-89 Budgets Committee, including rapporteur for the EU budget. |
| 1970-79 |
Financial Times. Successively World Trade Editor, International
Companies Editor, Brussels Correspondent, Paris Correspondent, European
Affairs Editor. |
| 1967-70 |
Reporter, Newcastle Journal. Education Correspondent. |
David Curry is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Community
Governanceis and Vice-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on
Homelessness and Housing Need. He is also a Vice-president of the Local
Government Association and a Director of the British Association for Central
and Eastern Europe.
He is married to Dr Anne Helene Roullet who is a sculptor. They have
a son and twin daughters.
His hobbies include vegetable gardening, sailing small dinghies and being
entertained by the children and grandchildren.
Publications:-
The Food War: US-EU Food Politics, EDG
The Conservative Tradition in Europe (Editor) Mainstream 1998
Lobbying Government: a practical guide for the housing industry and lobby,
Chartered Institute of Housing 1999.
David Curry is a columnist for Farming Guardian and the Local Government
Chronicle.
He is chairman of Dairy UK, a trade body which represents farmers, milk
co-operatives, processors and traders in negotiations with Government and the European Commission on issues ranging from competition policy, industry structure, food safety and
labeling, nutrition and environment.
David
Curry MP | House of Commons, London
SW1A 0AA | tel: 020 7219 6202
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