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Seat: South East England
Date of Birth: 16.10.1941
Occupation: MEP
Tel: 01442 875962
Email: enicholson@europarl.eu.int
Web: http://emmanicholson.info/
Interests: The Islamic world, human and civil rights, intellectual property and freedom of information
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Education:
Royal Academy of Music (LRAM, ARCM, 1961). Hon. Doctorate, North London University (1998); Visiting Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford (1995-96), now Associate Member.
Parliamentary Experience:
Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party 1983-1987; Conservative MP 1987-95; Liberal Democrat MP 1995-97, Peer 1997- ; MEP 1999-
Parliamentary Experience:
Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party 1983-1987; Conservative MP 1987-95; Liberal Democrat MP 1995-97, Peer 1997- ; MEP 1999-
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Member
- Committee on Foreign Affairs [See]
- Subcommittee on Human Rights [See]
- Delegation for relations with Iran [See]
- Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute
- Committee on Budgets [See]
- Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries [See]
Parliamentary activities
- Questions [See]
- Motions for resolutions [See]
- Reports [See]
- Opinions [See]
- Speeches in plenary [See]
- Written declarations [See] |
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Curriculum vitae
- Royal Academy of Music (LRAM, ARCM, 1961). Hon. Doctorate, North London University (1998); Hon. Doctorate (University of Timisoara); Hon. Doctorate (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest); Visiting Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford (1995-96), now Associate Member.
- Computer Software Developer, Systems Engineer and Computer Consultant (1962-1974).
- Director of International Development (1974-1977), then Director of Fundraising (1977-1985) for Save the Children. Consultant inter alia Dr Barnardo's, Westminster Children's Hospital, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, Foster Parents Plan.
- Life Peer and Member of the House of Lords (since 1997); Member of Parliament (Conservative 1987-1995, Liberal Democrat 1995-1997); Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party (1983-1987).
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers at the Treasury, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Home Office (1992-1995).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). First Vice-Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-2004); Rapporteur for Iraq (1999-2004); Rapporteur for Romania (1999-2004).
- WHO Envoy for Health, Peace and Development (2002-).
- Chairman, AMAR International Charitable Foundation; President, Caine Prize for African Writing; Trustee, Booker Prize for English fiction; Trustee, Booker Prize for Russian fiction. Patron of or holds honorary positions in over 50 charities.
- Co-editor/Author: The Iraqi Marshlands (2002); Secret society (1996); Why does the West forget? (1993); various articles and pamphlets.
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 Emma was born in Oxford in 1941 and she grew up in Berkshire. She is the third of four daughters of Sir Godfrey Nicholson, Bt. and his wife, Lady Katharine (the fifth daughter of the 27th Earl of Crawford). Emma was educated at St Mary’s School, Wantage, and the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded with an ARCM and LRAM in 1961.
Before entering politics, Emma worked as a Computer Software Developer, Systems Engineer and a Computer Consultant (1962-1974). She was made Director of International Development (1974-1977), then Director of Fundraising (1977-1985) for Save the Children UK, and has worked as a Consultant for Dr Barnardos, Westminster Children’s Hospital, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and the Foster Parents Plan.
Political Career:
Emma is a Life Peer and a member of the House of Lords. She is also a member of the European Parliament for South East England, and a member of the Liberal Democrats party.
UK Parliamentary Experience:
Emma serves in the House of Lords, after having been made a Life Peer in 1997, and takes the Liberal Democrat Whip. She was the Member of Parliament for Devon and West Torridge (1987-1997), and Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party (1983-1987).
European Parliament Experience:
Emma was first elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the South East region of England in June, 1999. She was re-elected in June 2004.
Emma’s responsibilities in the European Parliament can be seen under the section “European Parliament”
Voluntary Work:
Emma is the Founder and Chairman of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation , which was set up in 1991 to provide emergency aid for refugees in southern Iraq, and the Iraqi marshlands, in response to the acute humanitarian crisis that was taking place. She was the Co-founder of the AMAR-UNESCO Standing Conference, which promotes understanding between European and Islamic civilisations.
Emma is the co-chair (with the children’s write JK Rowling) of the Children’s High Level Group.
Emma is the President of the Caine Prize for African Writing, and a Trustee of the Booker Prize for English Fiction and the Booker Prize for Russian Fiction.
Emma has been appointed, since 2002, as the World Health Organization Envoy on Health, Peace and Development.
She is also the Patron of, or holds honorary positions in, over fifty charities.
Doctor Honoris Causa:
Emma has Honorary Doctorates from North London University (now London Metropolitan University) for her work in the field of higher education for the disabled, and from the “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara and the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, for her work on European Union enlargement issues.
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