Rupert Matthews (politician)
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Rupert Oliver Matthews is a British
Conservative Party
politician who is expected to become Member of the European Parliament
for the East Midlands
region
at the end of 2011. He is also a prolific author.
On 12 October 2011 MEP Roger Helmer
announced that he would resign from the European Parliament at the end of the year. Helmer is expected to be replaced by Matthews who was next on the Conservative party list in the European Parliament election, 2009
.
In the General Election of 1997
he stood in the safe Labour seat of Bootle
. He has served as a councillor in Kingston upon Thames
.
Matthews has written over 200 books on history, ghosts, cryptozoology
, UFOs, paranormal activity, guides to the UK and children's stories. He is editorial director of Bretwalda Books. Matthews also runs an online course about the paranormal for the International Metaphysical University. He lives in Epsom Downs
, Surrey.
United Kingdom
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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...
politician who is expected to become Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
region
Regions of England
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at the end of 2011. He is also a prolific author.
On 12 October 2011 MEP Roger Helmer
Roger Helmer
Roger Helmer is a British politician and a Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region. He has described himself as a eurosceptic and is a supporter of the Better Off Out campaign. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999 as a Conservative Party...
announced that he would resign from the European Parliament at the end of the year. Helmer is expected to be replaced by Matthews who was next on the Conservative party list in the European Parliament election, 2009
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
.
In the General Election of 1997
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
he stood in the safe Labour seat of Bootle
Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)
Bootle is a borough 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. Since 1990 the MP has been Joe Benton of the Labour Party...
. He has served as a councillor in Kingston upon Thames
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London, England. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Surbiton, Chessington, New Malden and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the three Royal Boroughs in England, the others are Kensington and Chelsea, also in London,...
.
Matthews has written over 200 books on history, ghosts, cryptozoology
Cryptozoology
Cryptozoology refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven...
, UFOs, paranormal activity, guides to the UK and children's stories. He is editorial director of Bretwalda Books. Matthews also runs an online course about the paranormal for the International Metaphysical University. He lives in Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 in oder that racehorses can be trained without interference. It is open to users such as ramblers,...
, Surrey.
External links
- http://www.rupertmatthews.com/
- http://www.rupertmatthews.org/
- "Bagehot" in The Economist; 14 October 2011