Philip Bradbourn
| Philip Bradbourn OBE | |
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Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands |
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In office 1999 – 19 December 2014 |
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| Succeeded by | Daniel Dalton |
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| Born | 9 August 1951 Tipton, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 19 December 2014 (aged 63) Sutton Coldfield, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
Philip Charles Bradbourn OBE MEP (9 August 1951 – 19 December 2014) was a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands, for the Conservative Party. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014.
Born in Tipton in 1951, Bradbourn was educated at Tipton Grammar School and Wulfrun College and Worcester College, where he obtained a post-graduate Diploma in Municipal Administration in 1972. Raised in the Black Country, he lived in the area until his death. He was awarded the OBE for public and political service in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 1994.
Bradbourn was a parliamentary candidate for Wolverhampton South East in the 1992 general election and stood for the European Parliament in County Durham in 1994. Until his election he was adviser to the Conservative Group Leader on Wolverhampton City Council. He held various local authority posts mainly based around planning. He was also the Chairman of the West Midlands Region Conservatives.
After his death, Bradbourn was succeeded by former cricketer Daniel Dalton.
In May 2008 it was reported that Bradbourn has used tax-payers' money to fund lavish trips across the world, including a visit to Table Mountain, South Africa and a wine route tour of the Neethlingshof Wine Estate in 2007. The six-day excursion is estimated to have cost £30,000. Bradbourn pursued a complaint against the News of the World with the Press Complaints Commission. The News of the World then issued this apology "Contrary to the claim in our article "EU blows millions on fact finding freebies for MEPs" (18 May 2008), Philip Bradbourn MEP did not visit Table Mountain or a wine estate during a South Africa trip. We apologise for any embarrassment."
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