Fleur de Rhé-Philipe

Fleur de Rhé-Philipe (born 1946) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.

Fleur de Rhé-Philipe is one of the two daughters of Major-General Arthur Terence de Rhé-Philipe CB OBE (1905-1971), late Royal Engineers. ["de RHÉ-PHILIPE, Maj.-Gen. Arthur Terence", in "Who Was Who" (London, A. & C. Black, 1920–2007; online edition by Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 " [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U158903 de RHÉ-PHILIPE, Maj.-Gen. Arthur Terence] ] ", accessed 17 Sept 2008]

She is the member of Wiltshire County Council representing the Westbury Laverton division and is the Cabinet member for Environment, Transport & Economic Development. [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-general-information/councillor-by-division/div-westbury-laverton-shearwater.htm Miss Fleur de Rhe-Philipe] at wiltshire.gov.uk]

In March 2004, she formally opened what was claimed to be the first navigable aqueduct built in the South West of England for some two hundred years, carrying the Kennet and Avon Canal over the the A350 at Semington, part of the village's new bypass scheme, with de Rhe Philipe commenting: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/3529951.stm Aqueduct opens for canal traffic] at news.bbc.co.uk, dated 3 March 2004] cquote|It really is an incredible feat of engineering. We have used the very latest technology and the most up-to-date construction methods to build a structure for an historic method of transport.

In May 2004, at Shalbourne near Marlborough, she led conservationists in a mass planting of Horseshoe Vetch, designed to attract the Chalkhill Blue butterfly to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [http://archive.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/2004/5/20/117132.html Bid to boost butterfly numbers] at swindonadvertiser.co.uk dated 20 May 2004]

In December 2007, she signed an agreement to launch the £90 million Waterside development of land by the River Biss in Trowbridge, commenting that the contract was a significant step forward. [Wiltshire Times Reporter, [http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.1912675.0.0.php?act=complaint&cid=896585 £90m plan takes big step forward] dated 17 Dec 2008 at wiltshiretimes.co.uk]

In February 2008, in stating her support for the Westbury Bypass road scheme, she said: [http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2075071.mostcommented.bypass_inquiry_postponed.php Bypass Inquiry Postponed] at wiltshiretimes.co.uk]

She is Chairman of SWERCOTS Ltd, a company delivering a regional local government project called Consumer Direct South West. From 1992 to 2004 she was the Administrator of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust. [http://archive.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/2002/6/21/185226.html Battle to save canal amenity] at swindonadvertiser.co.uk dated 21 June 2002]

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