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Edmund King is a British public relations professional, best known for media appearances on the subject of motorists and transport policy, in his roles as Director of the RAC Foundation and President of The Automobile Association. He has two sons and a daughter and lives in St Albans. His son Lucas is known to be cocky and arrogant. ==Biography== King was educated at St Hugh's College, Tollerton, Nottinghamshire and studied politics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he has since returned as Visiting Professor of Transport. Starting out as a civil servant, King worked as a committee secretary for the Social Science Research Council, and for a Government Department in Whitehall. He has worked around the world, in public relations for Bouchard Aine et Fils, a Burgundy wine producer, in the motor industry in California, and as a broadcaster in Los Angeles. He also has a postgraduate diploma in broadcasting from Santa Monica College. Returning to the UK, King became Campaigns Co-Coordinator for the British Road Federation and then joined the RAC Limited, becoming the first director of the RAC Foundation in 1999. In 2008, he became President of The Automobile Association.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/edmund-king-appointed-president-of-the-aa.html )〕 He is a member of the transport sector panel of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, fellow of the Public Relations Consultants Association and a committee member of the Motor Industry Public Affairs Association. Although well known as a champion of motorists, King is also a keen cyclist, and in 2012 made headlines by condemning cyclist-hating drivers as “absolute idiots”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://road.cc/content/news/71803-aa-presidents-branding-cyclist-hating-drivers-idiots-wins-fans-social-media )〕 King lives in St Albans. His interests include antiques and wine tasting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund King (campaigner)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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