Roger Helmer (born January 25, 1944 in London) is a British politician and an Independent Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region. He has described himself as a eurosceptic. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... It has been suggested that Euronaivism be merged into this article or section. ...

He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999 as a Conservative Party MEP, and re-elected in 2004. He was subsequently suspended from the party on 26 May 2005 after voting against party instructions on a motion to censure the European Commission and openly criticising his party leader, Timothy Kirkhope, in a parliamentary debate [1]. The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... Timothy John Robert Kirkhope (born April 29, 1945) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the Conservative Party. ...

Mr Helmer currently sits on three European Parliamentary committees (Environment, Unemployment and Petitions), and is a member of the delegation to South East Asian countries and a substitute member of the delegation to Korea. Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Korea (Korean: (조선 or 한국, see below) is a geographical area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ...

Biography

Born in 1944, Mr Helmer attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Southampton (1955-62), and then won a State Scholarship to Churchill College, Cambridge, where he read mathematics, graduating in 1965. King Edward VI School is a selective Independent Co-educational secondary school in Southampton, United Kingdom. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Full name Churchill College Motto Forward Named after Sir Winston Churchill Previous names - Established 1966 Sister College Trinity College Master Sir John Boyd Location Storeys Way Undergraduates 210 Graduates 440 Homepage Boatclub Churchill College Churchill College was founded in 1960 as the national and commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill. ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

He started his business career in 1965 with Procter & Gamble in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, going on to hold senior marketing and general management appointments in a range of companies, including Readers Digest, National Semiconductor, Coats Viyella and the whisky firm United Distillers, now part of the drinks conglomerate Diageo. During the course of his business career he lived and worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Korea, and ran businesses in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guam and Saipan. Procter & Gamble Co. ... For other places named Newcastle or New Castle, see Newcastle (disambiguation). ... The cover of the May 2004 issue of Readers Digest. ... Categories: Electronics companies of the United States | Companies based in California | Corporation stubs ... Whisky (or whiskey) is the name for a broad category of alcoholic beverages distilled from grains, that are subsequently aged in oak casks. ... United Distillers was a British company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of Distillers Company Limited and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. ... Diageo plc, the largest multinational beer, wine and spirits company in the world, listed on the London Stock Exchange was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness plc and Grand Metropolitan plc. ... Korea (Korean: (조선 or 한국, see below) is a geographical area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ... Saipan (IPA: in English) is the largest island and site of the capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a chain of 15 tropical islands in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of 120 km² (46. ...

Mr Helmer has developed close relationships with conservative political groups in the USA, and has been a regular speaker at American conferences. He was recently appointed Adam Smith Scholar by the American Legislative Exchange Council. This article or section needs to be wikified. ...

As a eurosceptic, he has earned a reputation for his forthright approach to the question of the UK's relationship with the European Union. He is adamantly opposed to further UK-EU integration and advocates the Conservative policy of renegotiating the EU treaties so as to return powers to member states. It has been suggested that Euronaivism be merged into this article or section. ...

In April 2004, Roger was named by Friends of the Earth as one of the "worst voting MEPs" on environmental issues, voting in an environmentally friendly manner in only one out of ten possible "eco-friendly" votes. Friends of the Earth is an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The phrase environmentally friendly is used to refer to goods or services considered to inflict little harm on the environment. ...

In December 2005, on the close of negotiations between Member States heads of government for the European Union's budget, which lead to a sizeable reduction in the British rebate won by Margaret Thatcher, Mr Helmer encountered heated exchanges with the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the European Parliament chamber. He said that the deal was "treachery" and that the Prime Minister was "giving away a huge sum of money simply as a fig leaf for your failure." Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield. ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...

Roger has published two books on European issues, "Straight Talking on Europe" in 2000, and "A Declaration of Independence" in 2002. In April 2006 he contributed an article on "Austria and the EU Constitution" to the blog Make Socialism History. It has been suggested that Online diary be merged into this article or section. ... Make Socialism History (.com) Logo As a parody to the 2005 anti-poverty campaign Make Poverty History, Make Socialism History is an unofficial campaigning title often utilised by UK Conservative Future groups. ...

External links

• Official website
• 'Reinstate Roger' The Campaign to reinstate Roger Helmer to a position in the EU Conservative Party
• Exclusive Article written by Roger Helmer for the 'Make Socialism History' blog