About Robert Sturdy
Born 1944. Robert Sturdy is a British politician and farmer.
Robert William Sturdy (born 22 June 1944, in Wetherby, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British politician, and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England constituency for the Conservative Party. He held the seat from 1999 until 2014. Before then, he was the MEP for Cambridge and Bedfordshire North, from 1994 to 1999.
Sturdy was educated at the independent Ashville College. Before being elected he was a farmer and is a former county chair of the Young Farmers.
His son, Julian Sturdy, was the Conservative MP for York Outer from 2010 to 2024.
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Who is Robert Sturdy?
British politician (born 1944)
When was Robert Sturdy born?
Robert Sturdy was born on 22 June 1944 in Wetherby.
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Robert Sturdy is a politician and farmer.
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Robert Sturdy is British.
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