John Corrie
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John Alexander Corrie is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
politician and chief of Clan Corrie. He describes himself in Who's Who
as a "consultant on African affairs and financial adviser to developing countries".
Corrie was educated at George Watson's College
, Edinburgh
and Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand
. He is a farmer, and was the Nuffield Scholar in agriculture 1972/1973.
He was Chairman of the Young Unionists 1963–64.
Corrie contested North Lanarkshire
in 1964 and Central Ayrshire
in 1966. He was Member of Parliament
for Bute and Northern Ayrshire
from February 1974
to 1983
, and for Cunninghame North
from 1983 until the 1987 general election
, when he lost his seat to the Labour Party
candidate Brian Wilson.
Corrie was also a Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) for three periods. He was an MEP twice in the period when it was indirectly elected, from 1975 to 1976 and from 1977 to 1979. He was later elected the MEP for Worcestershire and South Warwickshire
and from 1994 to 1999, and then for the multi-seat West Midlands constituency
from European Parliament election, 1999
. He was Co-President of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 1999 -2002, and is now Honorary Life President. Mr. Corrie now also sits as member of the AWEPA Governing Council.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. Like the UK party, it has a centre-right political philosophy which promotes conservatism and strong British Unionism...
politician and chief of Clan Corrie. He describes himself in Who's Who
Who's Who
Who's Who is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people...
as a "consultant on African affairs and financial adviser to developing countries".
Corrie was educated at George Watson's College
George Watson's College
George Watson's College, known informally as Watson's, is a co-educational independent day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1741, became a day school in 1871 and was merged with its sister school...
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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and Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He is a farmer, and was the Nuffield Scholar in agriculture 1972/1973.
He was Chairman of the Young Unionists 1963–64.
Corrie contested North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1885 and from 1918 to 1983...
in 1964 and Central Ayrshire
Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas...
in 1966. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bute and Northern Ayrshire
Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Bute and Northern Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
from February 1974
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
to 1983
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, and for Cunninghame North
Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)
Cunninghame North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran...
from 1983 until the 1987 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd...
, when he lost his seat to the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
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candidate Brian Wilson.
Corrie was also a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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(MEP) for three periods. He was an MEP twice in the period when it was indirectly elected, from 1975 to 1976 and from 1977 to 1979. He was later elected the MEP for Worcestershire and South Warwickshire
Worcestershire and South Warwickshire (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
and from 1994 to 1999, and then for the multi-seat West Midlands constituency
West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)
West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elected 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. The constituency will also elect a "virtual MEP" who will be able to sit in the Parliament if the Treaty of Lisbon comes into effect...
from European Parliament election, 1999
European Parliament election, 1999
The European Parliament Election, 1999 was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union member states on 10, 11 and 13 June 1999. The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Belgium and Luxembourg, where voting is compulsory and where...
. He was Co-President of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 1999 -2002, and is now Honorary Life President. Mr. Corrie now also sits as member of the AWEPA Governing Council.