on a salary just under £30,000. He was once the chairman of the cereals and livestock committee of the North Yorkshire National Farmers Union 1986–8. He takes a keen interest in steam engines and owns several; he once brought an engine back from the former Czechoslovakia to restore it. He stepped in to save the Scarborough Pleasure Ship, Coronia, in January 2011 so that the historic, Dunkirk-veteran vessel can continue to be based in the harbour there. He speaks French, German and some Russian. Honours Commonwealth honours Commonwealth honours References External links Robert Goodwill MP official site Robert Goodwill MP biography at the site of the Conservative Party |- |- 1956 births Alumni of Newcastle University Conservative Party (UK) MEPs Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies English farmers Living people Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom MEPs for England 1999–2004 People educated at Bootham School People from Ryedale (district) Politics of the Borough of Scarborough UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present Knights Bachelor Politicians awarded knighthoods