Neil Parish | |
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Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee | |
In office 18 June 2015 – 4 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Anne McIntosh |
Succeeded by | Geraint Davies (interim) |
Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Honiton | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 4 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Angela Browning |
Succeeded by | Richard Foord |
Member of the European Parliament for South West England | |
In office 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Julie Girling |
Personal details | |
Born | Neil Quentin Gordon Parish 26 May 1956 Bridgwater, Somerset, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Susan Gail (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 |
Neil Quentin Gordon Parish (born 26 May 1956) is a British farmer and former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton from 2010 until his resignation in 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he was previously a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 1999 to 2009. Parish chaired the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee from 2015 until his resignation from the House of Commons.
In April 2022, Parish had the Conservative party whip suspended pending an investigation into allegations that he had watched pornography in the Commons chamber during a debate. After admitting to the allegations, he resigned as an MP. His departure triggered a by-election held on 23 June, which was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate, Richard Foord.