Glyn Ford
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Glyn Ford MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament for South West England |
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In office 1 May 1999 – 14 July 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Leader European Parliamentary Labour Party |
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In office 1989–1993 |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Greater Manchester East |
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In office 14 June 1984 – 10 June 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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28 January 1950 Gloucester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater |
University of Reading University College London |
| Profession | Academic |
| Website | glynford.org |
Glyn Ford (born 28 January 1950) is a former Labour Party member of the European Parliament (1984–2009), initially for Greater Manchester East until 1999, then South West England from 1999 to 2009.
Ford was born in Gloucester. He went to Marling School, Stroud. After a year as an apprentice at the British Aircraft Corporation he returned to education gaining a degree in Geology from the University of Reading in 1972, then a master's degree in marine Earth science from University College London in 1974.
For most of his academic career Ford worked at the University of Manchester, as a research fellow (1976-1979), a lecturer (1979-1980), and finally as a senior research fellow in the Department of Science and Technology Policy (1980-1984).
He also taught for the Open University (1976-1978) and UMIST (1977-1978). He was a research fellow at the University of Sussex (1978-1979). In 1983, he spent six months as a visiting professor at Tokyo University.
After becoming a member of the European Parliament in 1984, the University of Manchester made him an honorary visiting research fellow.
While working at the University he was a local councillor in the Greater Manchester borough of Tameside, where he was the Chair of the Environmental Health and Education Committees.
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