Richard Benyon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Richard Benyon

British politician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1960

Place of Birth: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About Richard Benyon

  • Richard Henry Ronald Benyon (born 21 October 1960) is a British politician.
  • He was first elected as the MP for Newbury in 2005 and was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
  • First elected as a Conservative, Benyon had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 by prime minister Boris Johnson, after voting against the government, and sat as an independent MP until he had the whip restored by the prime minister on 28 October. Benyon studied at the Royal Agricultural College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before serving in the British Army, being posted to Northern Ireland and the Far East with the Royal Green Jackets.
  • He was elected to Newbury Council in 1991 and became Conservative group leader in 1994. He became Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury at the 2005 general election.
  • In opposition, he served on the Home Affairs Select Committee, as an Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
  • In government under David Cameron, he worked as Wildlife Minister at DEFRA from May 2010 to October 2013.

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