Caroline Lucas

Caroline Lucas, MEP

Caroline Lucas (born 09 December 1960, Malvern) is a British MEP from Green Party.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on International Trade
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Substitute, Temporary Committee on Climate Change
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Mercosur
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the United States

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Director, International Forum on Globalisation
• Honorary Associate, British Veterinary Association
• Vice-President, RSPCA
• Vice-President, Stop the War Coalition
• National Council Member, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
• Patron, Joliba Trust for Development in Africa
• Patron, Oxford Jubilee Debt Campaign
• Honorary Fellow, The Hub Foundation
• Matron, Women's Environmental Network
• Member, Advisory Board, Total Politics

Further Information:

• Occasional articles, media appearances, speeches etc: c.£800

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• Voted against the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.
• Voted in favour of the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.
• Voted in favour of the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted in favour of the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• BA (First Class Hons.) English Literature, Exeter University (1980-1983); scholarship, University of Kansas (1983-1984).
• Diploma in Journalism (1987). Ph.D. (English and Women's Studies), University of Exeter (1985-1989).
• National press officer, Green Party (1987-1989).
• With Oxfam:

press officer (1989-1991);

communications officer, Asia Desk (1991-1994);

policy adviser on trade and the environment (1994-1997);

team leader for trade and investment (1998-1999).

• With UK Government: Policy adviser on trade and investment, Department for International Development (1997-1998).
• In the Green Party:

Co-Chair, Party National Council (1989-1990);

general election speaker (1991-1992);

member, Party Regional Council (1997-1999);

Principal Speaker (2003- ).

• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• Vice-President, ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (1999-2003).
• Advisory Board Member:

International Forum on Globalisation;

Centre for a Social Europe.

• Trustee, Radiation Research Trust.
• Patron, Joliba Trust (Africa), Matron, Women's Environmental Network. *President, UNA West Oxfordshire Branch.
• Publications include:

'Green Alternatives to globalisation: a manifesto' (co-author) (2004);

'The euro, or a sustainable future for Britain', Green Party (2000);

'Reforming world trade', Oxfam (1994).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

08G103

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45153

Email:

caroline.lucas@europarl.europa.eu

carolinelucas@greenmeps.org.uk

Website:

http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Caroline Lucas, 06 January 2009, accessed 09 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Caroline Lucas, accessed 09 February 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 09 February 2009.