John Alexander Corrie

　

Honorary Life President of the ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly,

address : Park House, Tongland, Kirkcudbright DG6 4NE

MARITAL STATUS : married to Sandra 1965

CHILDREN : 2 Daughters and 1 Son

DATE OF BIRTH : 29 July 1935

TELEPHONES : 01557 820232 (office)

01557 820211 (Fax)

07802 835911 (mobile)

e-mail johncorrie@tiscali.co.uk

Educated at Kirkcudbright Academy. George Watsons College, Edinburgh.

Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand.

Conservative Member of the European Parliament for Worcestershire and South Warwickshire, 1994 - 1999. West Midlands Region 1999- 2004 Elected Honorary Life President ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2002 European President ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 1999-2002. Vice-President ACP/EU 2002-2004 Co-ordinator of the Development Committee EPP/ED Group 1999-2004

Committees - Development Committee, Budgets Committee, Member of the African , Caribbean and Pacific Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and Rapporteur for LOME IV Mid-Term Review. Rapporteur for Regional Co-operation. Chairman of the Backbench (1979) Committee of the Conservatives in Europe 1995-97. Chief Whip of the British Section 1997-1999

Conservative Member of Parliament- Bute and North Ayrshire 1974-1983. Cunninghame North 1983-1987.

Member of the European Assembly 1975-1976, and from 1977-1979. Served on Regional , Transport,

Agricultural and External Affairs Committees. Vice-Chairman EEC Turkish Committee.

Nominated to Council of Europe 1983-1987. Conservative Whip.

Agricultural, Regional Planning and Migration Committees.

Nominated to Western European Union (Defence) 1983-1987.

At Westminster served as Opposition Whip., Education Spokesman, Chairman Conservative Backbench Group, Chairman of Scottish Select Committee, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Scotland.

Introduced Private Members Bill to reduce upper time limit on abortion (1979). Awarded Wilberforce Plaque for Humane Work 1981

Enacted “Diseases of Fish” Bill as Private Members Bill ,1981.

Author of “Forestry in Europe” “Fish Farming in Europe” “The Importance of Forestry in the World Today”. Co-Author with Sir James Scott-Hopkins of “Towards a Community Rural Policy”.

John Alexander Corrie

Honorary Life President of the ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly,

Chairman Transport Users Consultative Committee Scotland. Vice-Chairman of the Central Transport

Consultative Committee in London (1988-1994)

Family farm in Galloway, and has farmed in New Zealand. Nuffield Farming Scholar 1972.

Council Member Royal Agricultural Society of England, NAC, Warwickshire. 1991-

Senior Instructor British Wool Board, Agricultural Training Board 1970-1974.

Honorary Director of European Human Rights Group 1995-99.

Honorary Director of European Bureau for Conservation and the Environment 1995-99.

Rotarian. District Community Service Chairman 1970-1973.

Commissioned from the ranks of the New Zealand Army.

Industrial Fellowship with Conoco and Du Pont, USA. 1987.