Fiona Hall (politician)
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| Fiona Hall MEP | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for North East England |
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| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Born | 15 July 1955 Swinton, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Whittingham, Northumberland |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Fiona Hall (née Cutts) (born 15 July 1955 in Swinton, Lancashire) is a Member of the European Parliament for North East England and leader of the Liberal Democrat MEPs.[1] She was elected to the European Parliament in 2004, and re-elected in 2009, coming in third behind Labour and Conservative candidates with 17% of the vote, the highest of any UK Liberal Democrat candidate.[2][3][4]
Hall was born in Swinton, Lancashire and attended Worsley Wardley Grammar School and Eccles College. She went on to study at St Hugh's College, Oxford and graduated with a degree in Modern Languages. She worked part time as a teacher after moving to Northumberland where she campaigned against nuclear power in the early 1990s.[2]
Hall began working as a political officer for the Liberal Democrats in 1997 and parliamentary researcher two years later. Hall was an Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe polling station supervisor in Kosovo in 2001 following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[2]
Hall led the European Union's observer mission in Togo during the October 2007 Togolese parliamentary election.[5] She has been vice-president of the European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources since 2008,[2] and is a member of the group MEPs Against Cancer.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "MEP is handed top role.". Evening Gazette (Teesside) (via Highbeam). 21 July 2009. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-204081114.html. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Fiona Hall MEP". Fionahall.org.uk. http://www.fionahall.org.uk/. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "European Election 2009: North East". BBC News. 7 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_33.stm. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "Don’t ignore the concerns of BNP voters, urges MEP". The Northern Echo. 9 June 2009. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4426949.Don___t_ignore_the_concerns_of_BNP_voters__urges_MEP/. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Fiona Hall bien entourée", Republicoftogo.com, October 8, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Smear test cuts risks". Chronicle Live. 23 January 2007. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/news-archive/2007/01/23/smear-test-cuts-risks-72703-18518711/. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
[edit] External links
- Fiona Hall MEP official site
- Fiona Hall profile at the European Parliament
- Fiona Hall profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats
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