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Robin Matthews (politician)

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Robin Matthews was the leader of the Great Britain branch of the European party Libertas, which fought all 72 British seats in the June 2009 European Parliament election. He stood as a candidate for South West England.

Matthews, a former lieutenant colonel in the Light Dragoons regiment of the British Army, has served in Cyprus, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan. He retired from the army in 2008 after 20 years of service. Latterly, he became a strategic communications advisor in Afghanistan where he also acted as spokesman for the British Forces.

References

  1. Army officer's new EU battle, Bath Chronicle, March 17, 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  2. Ex-soldier to lead Libertas battle in UK. Irish Times, 11 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  3. Robin Matthews is the UK Libertas Party Leader. Libertas Insider 10 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.


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