Preceded by Chris Davies Name Julie Ward | Alma mater Newcastle University | |
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Role British member of Parliament Similar People Theresa Griffin, Afzal Khan, Louise Bours, Jacqueline Foster, Sajjad Karim | ||
Julie Ward (born 7 March 1957) is a British Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Labour Party. She was elected in 2014.
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Ward campaigns against violence against women, organising events for One Billion Rising.
Before being elected as an MEP, Ward was part of an international delegation to Belfast to discuss the role of the arts in peace processes and ran a social enterprise.
European Parliament
She was third on the Labour Party list for the European Parliament in the 2014 elections to the European Parliament and was elected with Labour taking a third seat from the Lib Dems in the North West England region.
Committee and delegations memberships
As of 2014, Ward sits or (is a substitute) on the following Committees and Delegations
Personal life
Ward has a master's degree in Education and International Development from Newcastle University, graduating from an adult learning course in 2012.