Researching Peter Styles
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3163 people with the Styles surname? In that year Styles was ranked number 1294 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Styles on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Styles and the Styles Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 4488 people with the Styles surname in the UK? Styles is now ranked number 1302 for popularity in the UK. |
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Peter Styles (politician)
Peter Donald Styles (born 8 July 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the electorate of Sanderson.
Born in Perth, Western Australia, Styles owned and operated a multi-purpose ship and worked as a public servant for the state government, before joining Western Australia Police. In 1981, he moved to Darwin and transferred to the Northern Territory Police where he served for 27 years. In 1991, he was awarded the National Medal, and was upgraded to 1st clasp in 2001.
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In 2008, he ran for parliament and was elected to the seat of Sanderson. He first served in the new CLP government as the Government Whip and Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Chief Minister with Multicultural Affairs, Young Territorians and Senior Territorians. He was later appointed to cabinet as Minister for Business; Racing, Gaming and Licensing; Asian Engagement and Trade; Employment and Training; Corporate and Information Services; Multicultural Affairs; Young Territorians; Senior Territorians; and Defence Industries. In February 2016, he was also voted deputy leader of the Country Liberals and became Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory following the resignation from cabinet of Willem Westra van Holthe.
Peter announced his support for voluntary euthanasia in 2010, citing his experience watching his wife Rhonda die from a terminal illness in 1989.
Source: Peter Styles (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPeter Styles (geologist)
Peter Styles (born September 1950) is a British geologist. He is Professor of Applied and Environmental Geophysics at Keele University. After growing up in Northumberland Styles read physics at Wadham College, Oxford, graduating in 1972. He then studied for a doctorate at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne on plate tectonics in the rift valley of East Africa. As well as plate tectonics Styles has specialised in the detection of abandoned mine workings using microseismology and microgravity. He is a past president of the Geological Society of London.
Styles served two terms on the board of the British Geological Survey and has advised the UK government of underground storage of nuclear waste. In 2008 he took part in a visit to King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah to set up accreditation of geoscience degrees by the Geological Society. Styles has also studied low frequency noise generated by windfarms.
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