Elspeth Attwooll (born 1 February 1943) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She is a Member of the European Parliament for Scotland. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland...

She has stood as a parliamentary candidate for Glasgow Maryhill in every general election from 1974 to 1997. She was part of the Liberal Democrat delegation to the Scottish Constitutional Convention. She was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999, the first Liberal Democrat to be elected to the European Parliament from Scotland, and retained her seat in 2004. The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Glasgow Maryhill was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where elected representatives that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes protecting individual liberties and the rights of minorities in society, such as freedom of speech and assembly, freedom of religion, the right to private property and privacy... The Scottish Constitutional Convention (SCC) was established after prominent Scottish individuals signed the Claim of Right in 1989. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where elected representatives that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes protecting individual liberties and the rights of minorities in society, such as freedom of speech and assembly, freedom of religion, the right to private property and privacy... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Previously, Elspeth taught jurisprudence and legal theory at the University of Glasgow. Jurisprudence is the scientific study of law through a philosophical lens. ... This article is about law in society. ... The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

External links

• Elspeth Attwooll MEP official site
• Elspeth Attwooll profile at the European Parliament
• Elspeth Attwooll profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats