Bowen WELLS

Background

WELLS, Bowen was born on August 4, 1935. Parents: Reginald Laird Wells and Agnes Wells (née Hunter).

Education

St. Paul’s School, Barnes. Exeter University, Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Political History and Government. Regent Street Polytechnic.

Dip. Business Management. Spoken languages: french, some german.

Career

Chairman, Westminster for Europe, 1975. Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stevenage, 1979-1983, and for Hertford and Stortford, since 1983. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State for Employment, 1982-1983.

Vice-Chairman, Trade and Industry Committee, member, Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and member, Select Committee on European Legislation, 1983-1992. Chairman, British-Caribbean Group, since 1983. Chairman, United Nations Party Group, 1983-1992.

Joint Secretary, All-Party Group on Overseas Development, since 1984. PPS, for the Minister for Public Transport, and the Minister for Aviation and Shipping, since 1992. Royal Navy, National Service, 1954-1956.

Schoolmaster, 1956-1957. Sales Trainee, British Aluminium Company, 195758. President, Guild of Students, Exeter University, 1958-1961.

Senior Executive, Commonwealth Development Corporation, 1961-1973. Director, Outward Bound School, Aberdovey, since 1979. Governor, Institut, of Development Studies, Sussex University.

Membership

Clubs: Industry and Parliament Trust (Fellow and Trustee).

Interests

• Gardening; cooking; music. Sailing; swimming; walking.

Connections

Spouse Rennie Heyde, 1975. Children: two s.