Geoffrey Martin (politician)

Thomas Geoffrey Martin OBE (born 26 July 1940) is a politician from Northern Ireland and the longest-serving head of the Representation of the European Commission in the United Kingdom. He led the offices in London, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh during the years from the completion of the Single Market until after the Maastricht Treaty was ratified (1993–2003). He was appointed an the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours.