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Fiona Jane Hall MBE (née Cutts; born 15 July 1955 in Swinton, Lancashire) is a British politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North East England. She served as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament[1] from 2009 to 2014. 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]
Fiona Hall | |
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| Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament | |
| In office 21 July 2009 – 2 July 2014 | |
| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Diana Wallis |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Bearder |
| Member of the European Parliament for North East England | |
| In office 10 June 2004 – 2 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Adam |
| Succeeded by | Paul Brannen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1955 Swinton, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence(s) | Whittingham, Northumberland |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Hall 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 was a parliamentary researcher two years later. Hall was an Organization for Security and Co-operation 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]
Hall was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours List for public and political service.[7]
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