Background
TURNER, Amédée Edward was born on March 26, 1929. Parents: Frederick William Turner and Ruth Turner (née Hempson).
Member of the European Parliament
TURNER, Amédée Edward was born on March 26, 1929. Parents: Frederick William Turner and Ruth Turner (née Hempson).
Temple Grove, Heron’s Ghyll, Sussex. Dauntsey School, Wilts. Christ Church, Oxford, Master of Arts.
Spoken languages: english, french.
Member patent bar, London, 1954-1957, 60-76; patent lawyer, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York City, 1957-1960; Queen's Counsel, London, since 1976; member, European Parliament, 1979-1994; member, European Democratic Group and European People's Party, Brussels, 1979-1994; of counsel, Opperheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Brussels, since 1994; senior counsel, Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers Europe, Brussels, since 1995. Vice chairman legal afairs committee European Parliament, Brussels, 1979-1984, chief whip European Democratic Group, 1989-1992, technical spokesman for energy and technical committee, 1984-1989, Chairman of Commission civil liberties and internal affairs, 1992-1994, honorary member, since 1994. Member Executive Committee European League for Economics Cooperation, 1996.
C of E
Member Bureau European People's Party, European Parliament, 1992-1994. Member New York Patent Law Association (associate), Carlton Club (London).
Married Deborah Dudley Owen. Children: Philippa Anne, Amédée Andrew.
