Liz Lynne
Liz Lynne | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands | |
| In office 10 June 1999 – 3 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Phil Bennion |
| Member of Parliament for Rochdale | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Cyril Smith |
| Succeeded by | Lorna Fitzsimons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Lynne 22 January 1948 Woking |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
Elizabeth Lynne (born 22 January 1948)[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale from the 1992 general election until her defeat in the 1997 general election, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands for the 1999 European election until her retirement in 2012.
Biography
[edit]Lynne was born in Woking and educated at Dorking County Grammar School. Between 1966 and 1989 she was an actress, appearing in The Mousetrap. She also worked as a speech consultant between 1988 and 1992. In 1987 general election she contested Harwich where she was defeated. Lynne is the founder and former chair of the Indonesian Co-ordination for the British Section of Amnesty International. Whilst an MP she was the Liberal Democrats' spokesperson on Health and Community Care, and then spokesperson on Social Security and Disability. She is also one the patrons for the domestic violence charity ManKind Initiative.[2]
She was rated as the 35th best out of all 785 MEPs and 9th best of the 78 UK MEPs on promoting transparency and reform according to the Open Europe think tank.[3] She was a founding member—and Vice President—of the European Parliament Intergroup MEPs Against Cancer.[4]
Political career
[edit]Lynne has been an MP and an MEP. She sat as an MEP for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2012. On 5 November 2011 she announced that she would be stepping down from the position,[5] and she did so on 3 February 2012.[6] Her seat was filled by Phil Bennion, who was second on the Liberal Democrat party list.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Waller, Robert (7 March 1996). Almanac of British Politics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415118057 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Patrons: National Patrons: Erin Pizzey, Lord Cotter, Liz Lynne MEP, Ian McNicholl". Mankind.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "MEPs Against Cancer". Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Lib Dem MEP Liz Lynne to stand down". BBC News. BBC. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Outgoing members". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- Liz Lynne MEP Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine official site
- Elizabeth Lynne profile at the European Parliament
- Liz Lynne archived profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Liz Lynne
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Liberal Democrats (UK) MEPs
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Rochdale
- MEPs for England 1999–2004
- MEPs for England 2004–2009
- MEPs for England 2009–2014
- 20th-century women MEPs for England
- 21st-century women MEPs for England
- People from Woking
- British actor-politicians
- People educated at Dorking Grammar School
- ManKind Initiative people