Ian Dalziel
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Ian Martin Dalziel (born June 21, 1947) is a British
businessman and politician who served one term as a Conservative
Member of the European Parliament
from 1979 to 1984.
Dalziel was educated at Daniel Stewart's College
in Edinburgh
, St John's College, Cambridge
, studying as a postgraduate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
and London Business School
. He worked for Mullens & Co from 1970, before moving to a management position at Manufacturers Hanover Ltd. In 1978 he was elected as a Conservative to Richmond-upon-Thames Council for Barnes Ward.
His involvement in international business led him to seek election to the European Parliament
at the first election in 1979, and he was unexpectedly elected for the Lothians constituency which included his birthplace of Edinburgh
. He stood down after one five-year term. due to pressure of business: in 1983 he had become the co-founder of Adam & Company, a start-up private bank subsequently acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland, and following a merger, became chairman of Continental Assets Trust plc.
In 1989 Dalziel became a Director of Lepercq-Amcur Fund NV, and he has Chaired the Board of C.S.I., Inc., since 1992. He was appointed to the Board of Precision Systems Inc. in 1996. In 1998 he was a defendant in a dismissed class action suit by shareholders of Precision Systems.
United Kingdom
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businessman and politician who served one term as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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from 1979 to 1984.
Dalziel was educated at Daniel Stewart's College
Stewart's Melville College
Stewart's Melville College is an all boys boarding and day private school situated in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, studying as a postgraduate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
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and London Business School
London Business School
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. He worked for Mullens & Co from 1970, before moving to a management position at Manufacturers Hanover Ltd. In 1978 he was elected as a Conservative to Richmond-upon-Thames Council for Barnes Ward.
His involvement in international business led him to seek election to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
at the first election in 1979, and he was unexpectedly elected for the Lothians constituency which included his birthplace of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. He stood down after one five-year term. due to pressure of business: in 1983 he had become the co-founder of Adam & Company, a start-up private bank subsequently acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland, and following a merger, became chairman of Continental Assets Trust plc.
In 1989 Dalziel became a Director of Lepercq-Amcur Fund NV, and he has Chaired the Board of C.S.I., Inc., since 1992. He was appointed to the Board of Precision Systems Inc. in 1996. In 1998 he was a defendant in a dismissed class action suit by shareholders of Precision Systems.