Daniel Hannan
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Daniel Hannan (born 1971, in Lima, Peru) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the South East England region for the Conservative Party. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999, and was re-elected in top position in 2004.
He was educated at Marlborough College and Oriel College, Oxford where he took a First Class degree in Modern History, was President of the Oxford University Conservative Association and founded the Campaign for an Independent Britain.
He has been a leader writer for the Daily Telegraph since 1996. He has also written for various other newspapers, including the German daily Die Welt and The Spectator, where he had a taurine column.
He is the author of "Time for a Fresh Start in Europe" (1993) "A Guide to the Amsterdam Treaty" (1997), "The Euro: Bad for Business" (1998), "The Challenge of the East (1999), "What if Britain Votes No?" (2002) "The Case for EFTA" (2004) and a chapter in The Future of the NHS (2006) (ISBN 1-85811-369-5) edited by Dr Michelle Tempest.
He was the first person in the United Kingdom to call for a referendum on the European Constitution. He speaks French and Spanish.
[edit] External links
- Daniel Hannan MEP official site
- Profile at European Parliament website
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