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'''Klaus Armstrong-Braun Bsc (Hon), Dip.HEd. > I.Eng. MIIE. (born 13 December, 1940)'''

Klaus Armstrong-Braun is an environmental campaigner and UK politician. He currently lives in Broughton (near Chester) in Flintshire, Wales, where he was a councillor for the Green Party on the Broughton and Bretton Community Council between 1991 and 1995 and on Flintshire County Council between 1995 and 2004 (when he lost his seat to Labour). He is the only county councillor ever elected for the Wales Green Party. In March 2005, he changed his political allegiance to Forward Wales and stood in the May general election in Alyn and Deeside as a parliamentary candidate.

Klaus spends much of his time campaigning to save the habitats and lives of endangered species, particularly those that the government and civil society have shown little interest in protecting. Most notably the EU-protected great crested newt. In common with London mayor, Ken Livingstone, his passion for newts has resulted in ad hominem remarks from rival politicians.

He has an interest in environmental and planning law, and has instigated or taken many legal cases against various governments to the European Court. As a runner in his spare time, he has taken part in 100 mile ultra marathon and 24-hour races. He has been a local councillor and county councillor for many years and in 2008 he was elected as Mayor of Saltney near Chester a post he held for 2 years. He has campagined fearlessly for years for the protection of vunerable people in his constituancy and has clashed many times with local councils and MP's.

Flintshire County Councillor: 1995-2000-2004, 2008-2012. Mayor of Saltney Town Council-2008-2009. Saltney Town Councillor: 1995-2012

Early History Klaus was born in Krakow, Poland in 1940. He was orphaned and moved to an orphanage in Essen Germany before finally being moved to various foster homes in Ireland in 1944 as a refugee. Klaus was one of 21 refugee children brought to Ireland in 1946 from Germany, France and Austria, as part of a Red Cross initiative known as “Operation Shamrock”. In 1954 he was brought to Chester and lived at a Dr.Barnado's Home. An Apprenticeship at HECo followed where he qualified as an engineer on the railways. He studied at the Chester College of Further Education, Liverpool Polytechnic, Manchester Metropolitan University and University College Chester (now the University of Chester).

He spent over 25 years in the railway industry as a maintenance supervisor for locomotives and wagons; a stores controller, and, later, a divisional cripple-wagon controller with the now defunct British Rail. He also served for over 25 years in the Reservists Section of the Royal Engineers and Royal Corps of Transport, becoming a Staff Sergeant. He has been a member of several Church and mixed voice Choirs. He composes music and poetry. He is a keen badminton player and coach. He spent 3 months in Vietnam carrying out a Jungle survey of the wildlife and fauna.

In 2013 Klaus returned to Ireland for the Operation Shamrock Gatherings 2013 >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/irish_red_cross/10155182475/ survivors were reunited on Saturday at the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation as part of the Gathering 2013. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/broughton-man-klaus-armstrong-brauns--6060487

Klaus's website http://envirowatch.eu/

Member of the following organistations International Freshwater Working Group (WHO/CS) World Health Orginsation A Member on a Special Working Party Outside interests :Citizens Advice Bureaux Board, Flintshire. > United Nations Environment & Development Forum. Wirral Green Alliance. > FOE,Chester. St,Mary's Church, Handbridge, Chester Parochial Church Councillor. > International Freshwater Working Group (WHO/CSD). Executive Member, United > Kingdom Association of Professional Engineers. Tourism Concern. > 25 yrs Army Reservist (Staff Sergent -GMC ).

Links to news items http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Council-Apps/News-Archive.aspx?a=NewsArchive&u=AA87156D62F9A5CF802577430042B55A http://greenparty.org.uk/archive/news-archive/539.html http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/90836/open-hope-slurry-pits-a-risk-to-walkers-.aspx http://www.ramblers.org.uk/wales/what-we-do/news/2012/november/flintshire-path-success.aspx http://leaderlive.co.uk/news/112696/former-flintshire-councillor-ready-to-return-to-local-politics.aspx http://greenpolitics.wikia.com/wiki/Klaus_Armstrong-Braun http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-liverpool-john-moores-university-alumni-and-students/reference?var=2&utm_expid=16418821-9.Bl7_VsXZQ6i2wC9rw_ppGQ.1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26frm%3D1%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D5%26ved%3D0CEAQFjAE%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ranker.com%252Flist%252Ffamous-liverpool-john-moores-university-alumni-and-students%252Freference%26ei%3D3CN7U7q0JYHkOrz-gPgF%26usg%3DAFQjCNFvnKRK_WI3iDTtnmhKig8aaVyX1A