John Bowis | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 23 July 1996 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Steven Norris |
| Succeeded by | Glenda Jackson |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security | |
| In office 27 May 1993 – 23 July 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
| Succeeded by | Simon Burns |
| Member of the European Parliament for London | |
| In office 15 July 1999 – 1 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Marina Yannakoudakis |
| Member of Parliament for Battersea | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Alf Dubs |
| Succeeded by | Martin Linton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Crocket Bowis 2 August 1945 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
John Crocket Bowis OBE (born 2 August 1945 in Brighton, East Sussex) is a former Conservative MP and MEP.
John Bowis was educated at Tonbridge School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
He was first elected at the 1987 general election as Member of Parliament for Battersea. From 1993 to 1996 he was a health minister and from 1996 to 1997 he was a transport minister, before losing his parliamentary seat at the 1997 general election.
At the 1999 European Parliament election Bowis was elected to represent the London region. He was re-elected in 2004, and stood down at the 2009 election.
He has been National Secretary of the Federation of Conservative Students and worked at the Institute of Psychiatry.
He is an active member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
He has served as president of Gay Conservatives, an LGBT group within the Conservative Party.[1]
He is the incumbent vice president of the Conservative Group for Europe (CGE).[2]