Background
Gillespie, Richard Henry Charles was born on February 18, 1952 in Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of George Henry Gillespie and Joan Therese Maw.
Gillespie, Richard Henry Charles was born on February 18, 1952 in Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of George Henry Gillespie and Joan Therese Maw.
Bachelor in Politics with first class honors, University Liverpool, England, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Politics, University Liverpool, England, 1979.
Lecturer politics University Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1977—1978. Junior research fellow St John's College, Oxford, England, 1979—1983. Lecturer/senior lecturer politics University Warwick, Coventry, England, 1984—1993.
Professor Iberian and Latin America studies University Portsmouth, England, 1993—2000. Professor politics University Liverpool, England, since 2000. Consultant Spanish politics Oxford Analytica Daily Brief.
Editor Mediterranean Politics, London, since 1996. Head School Politics and Communications University Liverpool, since 2004.
Active Amnesty International, Chester, 2001. Member of University Association for Contemporary European Studies, Political Studies Association.
Married Maria Elena Fernandez, December 19, 1987. Children: Ana Maria Garrido, Nelson Martin Fernandez.