Glenys Kinnock

Glenys Kinnock, MEP

Glenys Kinnock (born 07 July 1944, Roade, Northants.) is a former British MEP from Labour Party (1994-2009).

Affiliations

• Honorary Associate National Secular Society
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan - Vice-chair

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

15.09.2004 / 07.06.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Co-President:

06.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

Vice-Chair:

22.07.1994 / 20.09.1995 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

21.09.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

16.01.1997 / 01.10.1997 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

27.10.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

14.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

Member:

19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

21.07.1994 / 29.07.1994 : Committee on Women's Rights

21.07.1994 / 21.07.1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

02.10.1997 / 26.10.1997 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

20.07.2004 / 07.06.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Development

22.09.2004 / 07.06.2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Development

31.01.2007 / 07.06.2009 : Committee on Development

Substitute:

21.07.1994 / 19.07.1995 : Temporary committee on employment

21.07.1994 / 14.03.1995 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

14.03.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Subcommittee on Human Rights

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

21.07.2004 / 15.03.2006 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.03.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

31.01.2007 / 07.06.2009 : Committee on International Trade

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

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 in favour of 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 against 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 (Education and History) (1965).
• Teaching diploma (1966).
• Teacher in nursery, primary and secondary schools (1967-1994).
• Honorary degrees: Thames Valley University and Kingston University. Honorary Doctorate, Brunel University. Honorary Fellow, University of Wales, Newport.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• UK Labour Party Spokesperson for International Development in the European Parliament.
• Co-President, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (since 2002).
• Fellow, the Royal Society of Arts.
• President, One World Action.
• President, Welsh Council of Voluntary Associations.
• President, the annual Solidar Silver Rose Awards Jury.
• Vice-President, UK Women of the Year Lunch and Assembly.
• Patron, Saferworld.
• Patron, Jubilee 2000.
• Council Member of Voluntary Service Overseas.
• Board Member, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
• Advisory Board Member of the International Research Network on Children and Armed Conflict.
• Member, Advisory Committee to the International Programme at the Institute for Public Policy Research.
• Publications:

'Eritrea - images of war and peace' (1988);

'Namibia - birth of a nation' (1990);

'By Faith and Daring' (1993).

Contact

Address:

Phone:

Email:

gkinnock@welshlabourmeps.org.uk

Website:

http://www.glenyskinnock.org.uk

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Glenys Kinnock, 09 December 2008, accessed 10 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Glenys Kinnock, accessed 10 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Glenys Kinnock, accessed 29 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 10 February 2009.