Background
SIMMONDS, Richard James was born on August 2, 1944 in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.
Member of the European Parliament
SIMMONDS, Richard James was born on August 2, 1944 in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.
Trinity College, Glenalmond. Hamburg, Politics/Economics. Spoken languages: French.
Member, Committee Chairman. Berkshire County Council. Vice-Chairman, National Young Conservatives.
197375; National Vice-Chairman, Young European Democrats. Personal Assistant to Edward Heath Member of Parliament. Member of the European Parliament for Midlands West, 1979-1984.
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chairman of the European Democratic Group. Spokesman on Youth and Education. Member. Parliamentary Committee on Development and Co-operation.
Co-author, Parliamentary Report on the Brandt Commission. Spokesman on Budget Control, 1984-1987. Member. Agriculture Committee.
Member. Milk Quota Monitoring Committee. British Whip, since 1987. Author of Animal Welfare Report, adopted unanimously by the European Parliament, 1987.
Fellow, Parliament and Industry Trust (attached to Marks and Spencer), 1986-1987. Member of the European Parliament for Wight and Hampshire East-, European Democratic Group. Farmer; Chairman of the Governors, Berkshire College of Agriculture, since 1979.
Consultant surveyor; International Judge of dairy cattle.
Church of England
Clubs: founding President, Mounted Games Association, Great Britain.
Spouse Mary Joy Stewart, 1967. Children: Lucy, Douglas, Juliet.