Syed Kamall

Syed Kamall    (politician)
Born	1967-02-15 London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Liverpool, London School of Economics, City University London
Children	2
Spouse	Sandira Beekoo
Member of	House of Lords/COVID-19 Committee, Open Society Foundations/Reliable allies
Party	Conservative
A member of the European Parliament  Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists In office 12 June 2014 - Present Preceded by Martin Callanan  Leader of the Conservative Party in the European Parliament In office 19 November 2013 - 25 November 2014 Preceded by Richard Ashworth Succeeded by Ashley Fox  Member of the European Parliament for London In office 5 May 2005 - Present Preceded by Theresa Villiers

Syed Kamall (born 15 February 1967, London) is a British MEP for London from Conservative and Unionist Party.

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on International Trade
• Substitute, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Substitute, Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union
• Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on International Trade
• Substitute, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Substitute, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Visiting Fellow, Leeds University Business School
• Director, Global Business Research Institute
• Patron of Children of Latin America (Charity)

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Occasional small payments for media appearances which I have then donated to the charity.
• I have taken part in market research interviews and appeared on the media for which a fee was paid directly to one of the charities: Kitchen Table Charities Trust or Touraid

Further Information:

• Loan of Zune MP4 player by Microsoft
• Loan of USB dongle by Three Communications.
• Corporate tickets (including lunch, cheese and biscuits and coffee) to see Rugby Union match England versus France. Paid for by the Rugby Football Union, Rugby House, Rugby Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1DS in March 2009
• Return flight from London to Indianapolis, hotel accommodation and meals to attend Liberty Fund Conference in May 2009

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Visiting Fellow, Leeds University Business School
• Director, Global Business Research Institute
• Chairman of the EU Board of the East African Community Development Association
• Patron of Children of Latin America (Charity)

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Occasional small payments for media appearances which I have then donated to the charity.
• I have taken part in market research interviews and appeared on the media for which a fee was paid directly to one of the charities: Kitchen Table Charities Trust or Touraid

Further Information:

• Loan of Zune MP4 player by Microsoft
• Loan of Nokia E61 PDA by Three Communications
• Loan of USB dongle by Three Communications
• Dinner and soft drinks as guest of the Washington DC Tories (Conservatives Abroad).
• Lunch, dinner and tour of "Margaret Mitchell's House" paid for by UPS in Atlanta, May 2008
• Tour of Coca-Cola Museum and lunch with Coca-Cola executives, courtesy of Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola also kindly provided transport to and from Atlanta airport. May 2008
• Flights and accommodation for annual meeting provided by the American Legislative Exchange Council in July 2008
• International Legislator of the Year award sent to me by the American Legislative Exchange Council
• Dinner provided by UPS in November 2008
• Breakfast paid for by BT India in Delhi, November 2008
• Charles Jourdan watch sent to me out of the blue by the Government of Kuwait

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• B.Eng., Electronic Engineering, Liverpool (1988).
• M.Sc.(Econ.) LSE (1989).
• PhD, Organisational Change (2004), City.
• Business systems analyst, NatWest Bank Overseas Department (1989-1991).
• Management Fellow, University of Bath School of Management (1994-1996).
• Management Research Fellow, Leeds University Business School (1996-1997).
• Associate Director/Consultant, Omega Partners (1997-2001).
• Consultant, SSK Consulting (2001-2005).
• Visiting Fellow, Leeds University Business School (since 2004).
• Between 1991 and 2004: Chairman, Stockwell Ward, Vauxhall Conservative Association; Hon. Secretary, Bath Conservative Association CPC; Chairman, Eccleston Ward, and Chairman, Eccleston/Churchill CPC, Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Association; Executive Member, London Eastern Area Committee.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Syed Kamall, 27 January 2009, accessed 05 February 2009.
• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Syed Kamall, 23 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Syed Kamall, accessed 05 February 2009.

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