Chris Davies
Member of the European Parliament for North West England
Incumbent
Assumed office  1999
Member of Parliament for Littlebourgh and Saddleworth
In office 1995 – 1997
Born	7 July 1954 (1954-07-07) (age 53) Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College

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Biography

Davies was born in Lytham St Annes. His father was a doctor, and his mother a nurse. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School (1965-72), at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (1972-75, reading history) and from 1975 to 1977 at the University of Kent at Canterbury. This article is about the independent school There is also the state-funded Cheadle Hulme High School nearby Gonville and Caius College Cambridge is a constituent College of Cambridge University, one of the world's most academically respected institutions The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The University of Kent is a plate glass campus University in Kent, England.

He became the MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth after a by-election in 1995, but the seat was abolished by the time of the 1997 General Election. Littleborough and Saddleworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on Littleborough, Milnrow and Saddleworth, in Greater Manchester A By-election was called in the constituency of Littleborough and Saddleworth in Greater Manchester, England, on the 27 July Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Davies contested Oldham East and Saddleworth at this election but lost to Phil Woolas of Labour. Oldham East and Saddleworth is a Constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Philip James Woolas, known as Phil Woolas, (born 11 December 1959 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England is a politician in the United Kingdom The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the

He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England constituency in 1999. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament.

In 2002, he was fined £100 with more than £3,500 costs for being in possession of cannabis, following his arrest at a protest in favour of the legalization of the drug held in Stockport, Greater Manchester. ^[1]

He resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrat group in the European Parliament on 4 May 2006 as a result of concerns over an email he had sent on 23 April 2006: responding to a correspondent who had argued against his condemnation of Israel, he wrote 'Sounds like racism to me. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. I hope you enjoying wallowing in your own filth. '

In 2008, Davies made some widely publicized comments on an unpublished report which, he claimed, contained evidence of "embezzlement and fraud" among EU parliament members. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[2]

He now serves as the Liberal Democrat spokesman on the environment and public health in the European Parliament.

External links

• [2] full text of the email exchange that led to Davies's resignation
• Chris Davies MEP official site
• Chris Davies profile at the European Parliament
• Chris Davies profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats
• Lib Dem quits in row over remarks

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