   densmore ronald dover, known as den dover, (born 4 april 1938 in stockton heath, cheshire) is a british politician. he was a member of the european parliament (mep) for the north west england region from 1999 to 2009. elected as a conservative, he was forced to resign the position of chief whip, before being expelled from the party over investigation into his expenses. dover stood down from the european parliament at the 2009 european elections. ==biography== dover was born in stockton heath, cheshire. educated at king george v school, southport until transferring to manchester grammar school where he won the bowling prize at cricket. dover gained a first class honours degree in civil engineering at manchester university. ===career=== dover worked in the construction industry across europe, working for john laing plc, george wimpey, and as chief executive for the national building agency. dover was latterly director of housing construction with the greater london council, before entering politics on a full-time basis when he became an mp. ===personal life=== dover is married to kathleen, with a son and a daughter, amanda. he plays cricket, golf and hockey. ==political career== dover served on the london borough of barnet council, and was a member of its education, finance and public works committees. ===mp for chorley=== dover served as the conservative member of parliament for chorley, from 1979 to 1997. ===mep for north west england=== dover was first elected to the european parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2004. ====resignation==== dover resigned as conservative [[chi
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