Mark Watts

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For Mark Watts, the journalist, see Mark Watts (journalist).

Mark Francis Watts, (born June 11, 1964 in London), is a former Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and now public affairs lobbyist, having represented South East England United Kingdom from 1994 to 2004.

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[edit] Early years

Watts studied economics at the London School of Economics and worked for a London Borough covering planning, transport and economic development.[1]

[edit] Political life

Watts was elected as a Councillor in 1986, and became Leader of its Labour Group in 1990.[2] He was elected as MEP for East Kent in 1994, and stood again successfully for the South East England regional constituency in 1999, but was not re-elected in 2004 when Labour's national performance declined.[3]

He specialised in transport issues, being Labour Transport Spokesman in the European Parliament for eight years.[4] He served on the Committee on Transport and Tourism and then the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism and was vice-chair, first of the Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee and then of the Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee.[5]

Watts was a supporter of the Iraq war.[6]

[edit] Life since the European Parliament

Watts is now Director of Watefront Europe, a public affairs consultancy, specialising in transport issues. He is also a member of the Council of the University of Kent.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Waterfront Public Affairs: Mark Watts
  2. ^ Waterfront Public Affairs: Mark Watts
  3. ^ European Parliament Elections — UK Results
  4. ^ Waterfront Public Affairs: Mark Watts
  5. ^ Your MEPs : Archives : Mark Francis WATTS
  6. ^ Iraq: how your MEP voted | World news | guardian.co.uk
  7. ^ Waterfront Public Affairs: Mark Watts

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