Background
RIPPON, Geoffrey was born on May 28, 1924.
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Geoffrey Rippon RIPPON
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King"s College, Taunton and Brasenose College, Oxford.
Career
Minister of Public Building and Works 1962-1964. Leader of United Kingdom Delegate to the Council of Europe and West.E.U. 1967-1970. Director Fairey Company Limited.
1964-1970.
Director Bristol Aeroplane Company 1964-1968. Director and Chairman Holland and Hannen & Cubitts 1964-1968. Deputy Chairman Drake & Scull Limited.
1968-1970.
Chairman Dun and Bradstreet (United Kingdom) since 1975, Chairman Britannia Arrow (now Ivesco Master of Information Management), 1977-1989 (President since 1989). Chairman Brasseys Publishers Limited. since 1977, Robert Fraser Group since 1986, Michael Page Public Limited Company since 1987, Unichem since 1990. Minister of Technology June-July 1970.
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster in charge of negotiations for British entry to Common Market 1970-1972.
Secretary of State for the Environment 1972-1974. Leader, Conservative Group, European Parliament.
1977-1979. Chairman Parliament. Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Committee, Conservative Party 1979-1981.
President British section, European League for Economics Company-operation 1969-1983, Chairman since 1983.
Chairman British Council of the European Movement 1982-1986, Jt. President since 1986. Director Groupe Bruxelles, Lambert since 1984.
President Association of District Councils since 1986.
Honorary Fellow, Brasenose College, Oxford. Master of the Bench, Middle Temple.
Publicatio>is: Forward from Victory (co-author) 1943, The Rent Acting 1957.
Membership
Surbiton Borough Council 1945-1954, Mayor 1951-1952. London County Council 1952-1961. Court University of London since 1958.
Connections
Married Ann Leyland Yorke in 1946.
