Ben Patterson | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Kent West | |
| In office 7 June 1979 – 19 July 1994 | |
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| Born | George Benjamin Patterson 21 April 1939 Hemel Hempstead, England |
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| Political party | Conservative |
George Benjamin Patterson (born 21 April 1939) is a British writer and former Conservative Party politician.
Ben Patterson was born in Hemel Hempstead.[1] He was educated at Westminster School, Trinity College, Cambridge, and the London School of Economics.[2] His first job was as a tutor at Swinton Conservative College, lecturing on the Common Market.
From 1968 to 1971 he was a Councillor on the London Borough of Hammersmith. [3]
In 1979, at the first direct elections to the European Parliament, Patterson was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Kent West. He served as vice-chairman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy from January 1992 until he was defeated in the 1994 European elections.[1]
- ^ a b "MEPs: (Ben) George Benjamin PATTERSON". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "PATTERSON, George Benjamin, (Ben),". Who's Who. Vol. 2022 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "The Conservative Party and Europe". La Librairie Européenne. Retrieved 28 May 2015.[permanent dead link]