Robert Sturdy (born 22 June 1944, in
Wetherby
Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately from Leeds city centre, from ...
,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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) is a British politician, and former
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
(MEP) for the
East of England
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constituency for the
Conservative Party. He held the seat from 1999 until 2014. Before then, he was the MEP for
Cambridge and Bedfordshire North, from 1994 to 1999.
Sturdy was educated at the independent
Ashville College. Before being elected he was a farmer and is a former county chair of the
Young Farmers.
His son,
Julian Sturdy, was the Conservative MP for
York Outer from 2010 to 2024.
External links
Conservative Party: Official biographyProfile on European Parliament website
1944 births
Living people
People educated at Ashville College
Conservative Party (UK) MEPs
People from Wetherby
MEPs for England 1994–1999
MEPs for England 1999–2004
MEPs for England 2004–2009
MEPs for England 2009–2014
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