Eryl McNally
| Eryl Margaret McNally | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament for East of England | |
| In office 10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the European Parliament for Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes | |
| In office 9 June 1994 – 10 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1942 (age 71) Bangor, Wales, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher |
Eryl Margaret McNally (born 11 April 1942) is a former Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England constituency.
Personal life
She was born and brought up in Bangor, Wales[1] but has lived in Abbots Langley, near Watford, Hertfordshire, since the 1960s.
Before being elected as an MEP in 1994, she was a teacher of modern languages and European studies, having spent several years as Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Saint Michael's Catholic High School; County National Curriculum Co-ordinator for Modern Languages for Buckinghamshire Education Advisory Service; and as an OFSTED inspector. [citation needed]
Family
She is married with two grown up children and one grandson. [citation needed]
Political life
McNally joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and served as a Parish Councillor, a District Councillor on Three Rivers District Council (from 1970–1976) and County Councillor on Hertfordshire County Council (from 1986 to 1995) before being elected to the European Parliament.[1] She represented the Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes constituency from 1994 to 1999 and the East of England constituency from 1999[2] until she stood down from the Parliament in 2004, saying that the regional constituencies were too large an area to represent and that no-one had "the foggiest idea" who she was.[3] She was an opponent of the Iraq war.[4]
Her political interests in the European Parliament were in renewable energy and environmental issues. She is a former trustee of the National Energy Foundation, a vice-president of the European Forum on Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES) and was formerly vice-chair of the European Parliament's Energy and Research Committee.[5][6] She served as a substitute member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities and as a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR. [citation needed]
Honours
In 2003, McNally was awarded Chevalier in the Légion d'Honneur in recognition of her efforts to improve understanding between Britain and France[7] and was appointed an honorary Doctor of Science by Cranfield University.
Affiliations
She is or has been a member of the Transport and General Workers Union, the World Development Movement, Action for Southern Africa, the Socialist Education Association, the Labour Animal Welfare Society, Amnesty International, the Co-operative Party and the Fabian Society. [citation needed]
References
- ↑
- ↑ 'Forgotten' MEP to stand down. BBC News (11 September 2002); retrieved on 26 August 2011.
- ↑ Iraq: how your MEP voted; retrieved on 26 August 2011.
- ↑ Board of Trustees. NEF (1 July 2005); retrieved on 26 August 2011.
- ↑ Board of Presidents. Eufores; retrieved on 26 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.erylmcnallymep.org.uk/news.htm#Eryl%20receives%20French%20honour