John Bowis, OBE's Biography

John Bowis, OBE's Professional Career

Career

Cons Central Office 1972-80, public affrs dir Br Insurance Brokers' Assoc 1981-86, cncllr Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 1982-86 (chm of educn 1984-86); MP (Cons) Battersea 1987-97, memb Select Ctee on Membs Interests 1987-90; PPS to: Min for Inner Cities and Local Govt 1989-90, Sec of State for Wales 1990-93; Parly under-sec of state Dept of Health 1993-96, Min for Road Safety and Transport in London Dept of Transport 1996-97; MEP (Cons) London 1999-2009, spokesman Environment Health and Consumer Ctee of Euro Parl, dep ldr Cons MEPs 2002-03; chm Cons Europe Gp 2011-; int policy advsr to WHO on mental health 1997-99; pres: Br Youth Cncl 1987-92, Cons Trade Unionists 1990-94, Torche 1999-2009, Health First Europe 2009-; vice-pres: Br Epilepsy Assoc, Battersea Soc, Apex, Wandsworth Symphony Orch, Friends of Battersea Parish Church, Battersea Army Cadet League, European Health Forum Gastein 2009-, Diabetes UK; chm: Nat Cncl for Civil Protection 1990-93, Health Advsy Bd GSK 2009-; vice-chm Int Soc for Human Rights 1989-92; memb Bd: RNT 1990-93, South Bank 1990-93, Royal Acad of Dancing 1992-98, CARA 1995-, International Social Services 1997-99, European Men's Health Forum 2004-, European Health Acad 2004-, MDAC 2007-, TBVI 2009-, Global Initiative on Psychiatry 2009-, Gamian Europe 2009-; advsr: FIPRA 2009-, Policy Action 2010-, Hanover 2010-; patron Fund for Epilepsy; ambass: Nat Aids Tst 1997-, Epilepsy Research Fndn 1997-, Share Community 1997-, Mosaic Clubhouse 1997-99, Int Inst of Special Needs Offenders 1998-99, Alzheimer's Soc 2010-; European Public Alliance Award for Service to Public Health 2009; Hon FRCPsych 2003, FRCP 2009

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