Glyn Ford

Glyn Ford (born 28 January 1950) is a former Labour Party member of the European Parliament (1984–2009), initially for Greater Manchester East until 1999, then South West England from 1999 to 2009.

Early life and education

Ford was born in Gloucester. He went to Marling School, Stroud. After a year as an apprentice at the British Aircraft Corporation he returned to education gaining a degree in Geology from the University of Reading in 1972, then a master's degree in marine Earth science from University College London in 1974.

Academic career

For most of his academic career Ford worked at the University of Manchester, as a research fellow (1976-1979), a lecturer (1979-1980), and finally as a senior research fellow in the Department of Science and Technology Policy (1980-1984).

He also taught for the Open University (1976-1978) and UMIST (1977-1978). He was a research fellow at the University of Sussex (1978-1979). In 1983, he spent six months as a visiting professor at Tokyo University.