John Browne (UK politician)
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John Ernest Douglas Delavalette Browne (born 17 October 1938) is a former British
politician who is currently acting as a political and financial consultant in West Palm Beach, Florida
, USA.
Browne was Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
for Winchester
from 1979 to 1992. He was educated at Malvern College
and Sandhurst
, subsequently serving as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards
from 1959 to 1967. In the 1992 general election
, he decided to stand as an Independent Conservative candidate in Winchester after he was deselected by the Conservative Party after being suspended from the House of Commons
for failing to declare his business interests. He finished fourth behind the new official Conservative candidate, receiving less than 5% of the vote.
Browne subsequently stood as a "Conservative Rebel" in the 1993 Newbury by-election
, then later joined the UK Independence Party and has stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate in Falmouth and Camborne and North Devon
.
He was divorced from his first wife Elizabeth Jowett in 1985 and was awarded £270,000 settlement. He is currently divorced from his second wife, American-born heiress Elaine Boylen.
He works for Euro Pacific Capital (founded by Peter Schiff
) as its Senior Market Strategist.
production of Ian Curteis
's controversial The Falklands Play
.
United Kingdom
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politician who is currently acting as a political and financial consultant in West Palm Beach, Florida
Florida
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, USA.
Browne was Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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 Winchester
Winchester (constituency)
Winchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
from 1979 to 1992. He was educated at Malvern College
Malvern College
Malvern College is a coeducational independent school located on a 250 acre campus near the town centre of Malvern, Worcestershire in England. Founded on 25 January 1865, until 1992, the College was a secondary school for boys aged 13 to 18...
and Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
, subsequently serving as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
from 1959 to 1967. In the 1992 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
, he decided to stand as an Independent Conservative candidate in Winchester after he was deselected by the Conservative Party after being suspended from the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for failing to declare his business interests. He finished fourth behind the new official Conservative candidate, receiving less than 5% of the vote.
Browne subsequently stood as a "Conservative Rebel" in the 1993 Newbury by-election
Newbury by-election, 1993
The Newbury by-election, in West Berkshire, England, was held on 6 May 1993 after Conservative Member of Parliament Judith Chaplin died, after only being elected the previous year. It was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with an impressive swing of 28.4%...
, then later joined the UK Independence Party and has stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate in Falmouth and Camborne and North Devon
North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
North Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....
.
He was divorced from his first wife Elizabeth Jowett in 1985 and was awarded £270,000 settlement. He is currently divorced from his second wife, American-born heiress Elaine Boylen.
He works for Euro Pacific Capital (founded by Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff
Peter David Schiff is an American investment broker, author and financial commentator. Schiff is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut and CEO of Euro Pacific Precious Metals, LLC, a gold and silver dealer based in New York...
) as its Senior Market Strategist.
In popular culture
Browne was portrayed by Charles McCurdy in the 2002 BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
production of Ian Curteis
Ian Curteis
Ian Bayley Curteis is a British television dramatist and former television director.In a career as a television dramatist from the late 1960s onwards, Curteis wrote for many of the series of the day, including The Onedin Line and Crown Court. In 1979, two television plays by Curteis were...
's controversial The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of...
.
External links
- Euro Pacific Capital Inc : Broker's Corner.
- The Condom queen and a shamed MP. Daily Mail. 25 January 2006.
- Whom does your MP serve? Mark Hollingsworth. www.spinwatch.org.uk. 12 June 2006.
- A blast from the Tories’ past. Charles Laurence. www.thefirstpost.co.uk