Linda McAvan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Linda McAvan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1962(1962-12-02)
Age	62
Birthplace	Bradford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Linda McAvan Biography

Linda McAvan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 2, 1962 in Bradford, England, United Kingdom. Linda McAvan OBE, born 2 December 1962, is a British Labour Party politician. She was a Member for Yorkshire and Humber of the European Parliament (MEP). In 1998, she was elected in a byelection after Norman West’s resignation. She was elected to the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 1998, when she was first elected in a by-election following the resignation of Norman West.

McAvan was a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety from 2004 to 2014. She drafted the 2009 European Parliament report on medicine safety monitoring. Between 2007 and 2009, she was also part of the Temporary Climate Change Committee. In this capacity, she participated in the delegations of the Parliament to the United Nations Climate Change Conference at Poznan 2008 and the United Nations Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen 2009.

She supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.

Labour Party members elected McAvan to be the top-ranked Labour candidate [1] for Yorkshire and the Humber in the 2009 European elections, narrowly beating Richard Corbett for the top place. In 2014, she again topped the ballot. She stood down as a MEP on 19 April 2019.

McAvan was one of 16 European Parliament representatives in the Convention on the Future of Europe between 2002 and 2003. He was led by the former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing.

Linda McAvan Net Worth

Linda McAvan is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Linda McAvan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McAvan is a member of the European Parliament from 1998 to now. She was the Chairwoman of the Committee on Development from 2014 to 2019. She was also co- chairwoman of the Committee on Development, along with David McAllister. This group oversees the election observation missions to the Parliament.

McAvan was named UK European Woman Of The Year in 2002. She received the award from Mo Mowlam (ex-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), who appreciated her efforts to involve women in the future European Union. In the contest to choose a leader among British Labour MEPs, McAvan lost to Gary Titley later that year.

Since 2004, McAvan has been serving as treasurer of the European Parliament’s Socialist Group. In June 2007 she was elected Vice President of the group.

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Who is Linda McAvan Dating?

According to our records, Linda McAvan married to Paul Blomfield. As of December 1, 2023, Linda McAvan’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Linda Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Linda McAvan celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Linda McAvan

1. Linda McAvan served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 1998 to 2019.
2. She was a member of the Labour Party and sat with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.
3. McAvan was known for her work on public health, environmental protection, and human rights issues.
4. During her time in office, she chaired the European Parliament’s Development Committee and co-chaired its ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
5. McAvan played a key role in shaping EU policies on sustainable development, trade, and aid effectiveness.
6. She also worked to improve access to medicines in developing countries through initiatives like UNITAID.
7. In 2018, McAvan received an OBE for her services to politics and international development.
8. Prior to becoming an MEP, she worked as a researcher at Sheffield Hallam University and as a policy advisor for Oxfam GB.
9. McAvan holds degrees from both Oxford University and London School of Economics (LSE).
10. She retired from politics after deciding not to run for re-election in the 2019 European elections due to Brexit uncertainty.