Robert Moreland

Robert John Moreland (born 21 August 1941) is a British management consultant and politician. After a single term as a Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament, he served on the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union for twelve years and was elected to two local authorities. He is descended from George Cockle.

At the 1979 election to the European Parliament, Moreland was elected for the Conservative Party in the constituency of Staffordshire East.

In May 1990, Moreland was elected to Westminster City Council as a Councillor in the Knightsbridge ward, serving in this role until May 1998. He was Deputy Chief Whip for the Conservative group on the council in 1991-93 and Chief Whip in 1993-94. He served as Chairman of the Environment Committee of the Council in 1994-95 and of the Planning and Environment Committee from 1995 to 1997. He was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the London Research Centre and as a Director of the Albert Memorial Trust from 1997 to 2000.

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