Education
1956–1962: Attended Malvern College
1962–1965: Master of Arts (English Language and Literature), University College, Oxford
1987: Harvard Business School.
Member of the European Parliament politician
1956–1962: Attended Malvern College
1962–1965: Master of Arts (English Language and Literature), University College, Oxford
1987: Harvard Business School.
After a management career with several food manufacturing businesses which culminated in an appointment as Managing Director of Red Mill Snack Foods Limited in the Black Country and Red Mill Company BV, the Netherlands, he was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999. In addition to his position as Member of the European Parliament, he was a former leader of the Conservative group in Brussels. During his leadership he put in place a "Right to Know" system whereby Conservative MEPs openly declared their expenses on line.
Conservative Central Office described him as "a safe pair of hands".
In 2007 he was also elected Company-ordinator for Employment and Social Affairs for the Group of the European Peoples" Party and European Democrats. His aim was to ensure that European Union legislation was proportionate and realistic, and employment opportunities helped not hindered in the process.
He was instrumental in preserving the United Kingdom individual opt-out from the Working Time Directive and promoting Corporate Social Responsibility as voluntary. He did not submit his name for reselection at the 2009 European elections and stood down as Member of the European Parliament in June 2009.
In 2011 he was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership National Health Service Trust, and elected Vice-Chairman in 2012.
Bushill-Matthews is the author of "The Gravy Train" published in 2003 and "Who Rules Britannia?" in 2005. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. 1956–1962: Attended Malvern College 1965: Joined Unilever 1976: Seconded to Thomas Lipton Incorporated., United States. 1977: National Accounts Director, Birds Eye Sales Limited 1980: Managing Director, Iglo Indústrias de Gelados, Lisbon 1981: Sales Director, Birds Eye Wall"s Limited 1988: Managing Director, Craigmillar Limited, and Director, Van den Bergh and Jurgens Limited 1991: Managing Director, Red Mill Snack Foods Limited, Wednesbury, West Midlands, and Managing Director, Red Mill Company BV, Netherlands 1999: Conservative Member of the European Parliament, European Parliament.
And Conservative Spokesman for Employment & Social Affairs, European Parliament 2003: Author of "The Gravy Train" 2005: Author of "Who Rules Britannia?" 2007: Deputy Leader of Conservative MEPs, European Parliament 2007: Company-ordinator for Employment and Social Affairs for European Peoples" Party and European Democrats 2008: Leader of Conservative MEPs.
He was appointed Conservative Spokesman for Employment & Social Affairs following his first election as an Member of the European Parliament, and held this position for ten years.