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Liberal Democrat Meps: Graham Watson, Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Diana Wallis, Chris Davies, Liz Lynne, Sharon Bowles |
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English |
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Paperback |
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44 |
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2010-05-26 |
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1157016650 |
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Books LLC |
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0.17 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.08 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Graham Watson, Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Diana Wallis, Chris Davies, Liz Lynne, Sharon Bowles, Fiona Hall, Elspeth Attwooll, Sarah Ludford, Baroness Ludford, Andrew Duff, Catherine Bearder, Robin Teverson, Baron Teverson. Excerpt: Graham Watson MEP (born 23 March 1956) is a European politician from the United Kingdom. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament for South West England since 1994 and was leader of the liberal group in Parliament for seven years between 2002 and 2009. Graham Watson was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute (Scotland, United Kingdom). His father was an officer in the Royal Navy and his mother a teacher. Watson was educated at the City of Bath Boys' School, where he played violin in the school orchestra. He later returned to Scotland to attend the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh where he graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages. This allowed him to work as an interpreter between 1979 and 1980, he now speaks four European languages. After 1980 he worked as an administrator at Paisley College until 1983. Watson had begun his political activity in the Young Liberals in 1972. As international officer of the Scottish Young Liberals he became involved in the International Federation of Liberal Youth, becoming a vice-president (1977) then General Secretary (1979) of the organisation. He was a founder of the European Communities' Youth Forum. He served as a council member of the between 1983 and 1993. Between 1983 and 1987 he also served as head of the private office of then leader of the British Liberal Party, Sir David Steel. In 1988 he began work for the bank HSBC in London and Hong Kong. His work there included three months with the European Bank for Reconstr... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=723780
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