Elspeth Attwooll



Seat: Scotland

Occupation: MEP

Date of Birth: 01.02.1943

Tel: 0141-243 2421

Fax: 0141-243 2451

Marital status/children: Married to an historian

Interests:
Reading, particularly legal theory & detective fiction

Education:
Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, St Andrews University, Queen's College, Dundee - LLB MA Politics & Philosophy

Experience:
Lecturer in Jurisprudence & Comparative Law, Glasgow University 1966-98, Member of European Parliament June 1999-.

Parliamentary Experience: General Election Candidate - Glasgow Maryhill 1974-97; European Election Candidate - Glasgow 1979; Member, Scottish Party Executive; Elected to European Parliament - Scotland June 1999; Scottish Party Europe Spokesperson 1999- .

Memberships: Association of University Teachers (AUT), Maryhill Burgh Community Centre Trust, Scottish Human Rights Centre, Centre for Reform

MEP profile

Vice-Chairwoman
- Committee on Fisheries [See]

Member
-  Committee on Regional Development [See]
-  Delegation for relations with Canada [See]

Parliamentary activities
-  Questions [See]
-  Motions for resolutions [See]
-  Reports [See]
-  Opinions [See]
-  Speeches in plenary [See]
-  Written declarations [See]


Curriculum vitae

 

- Studied at St Andrews University: LLB (1964); MA (Politics and Philosophy) (1966). Lecturer in jurisprudence and comparative law, University of Glasgow (1966-1998).

- Member of the Executive Committee, Scottish Liberal Democrats (1996- ). President, Scottish Women Liberal Democrats (1998-).

-  Member of the Executive Committee, International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (1995).

-  Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

 
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