About Liz Lynne MEP

Parliamentary Experience:

- Member of European Parliament for the West Midlands Region, 1999-present.

- Member of Parliament for Rochdale 1992-97. Liz was the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Health & Community Care 1992-94, and Social Security and Disability 1994-97.

Posts Held in European Parliament:

- Vice-President, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

- Substitute, Sub- Committee on Human Rights

- Substitute, Development Committee

- Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

- Vice-President, All Party Disability Intergroup

- Co- Chair, All Party Intergroup on Ageing

- Co-Chair, All Party Kashmir Intergroup

- Co- Chair, MEPs Against Cancer

Spokesperson Roles:

- Liberal Democrat Employment and Social Affairs Spokesperson in the European Parliament

- Liberal Democrat Agricultural Spokesperson for England and Wales in the European Parliament

Other Roles:

- President, Liberal Democrat Disability Association

- President of the Liberal Democrats Friends of Kashmir

- Vice President, Liberal Democrat Action Group for Gaining Electoral Reform

- Patron, Jennifer Trust

- Patron, Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company

- Founder and Chair for first seven years of the Indonesian Co-ordination for British Section of Amnesty International.

Non-parliamentary Career

- Previously an Actress and Speech Consultant