Graham Watson (born 23 March1956) is a Member of the European Parliament for South West England for the Liberal Democrats. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
He is parliamentary leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group, comprising the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. ALDE logo The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour lEurope) is a Group in the European Parliament. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist European political party very strongly in favour of European integration (europeanist). It was initiated on April 16, 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels. ...
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Graham Watson MEP official site
Graham Watson profile at the European Parliament
Graham Watson profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats
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GrahamWatson was born in Rothesay, Scotland, in March 1956, the son of a Royal Naval Officer and a teacher.
GrahamWatson was the first British Liberal Democrat ever to be elected to the European Parliament, winning the Somerset & North Devon constituency with a majority of over 22,500.
On 15 January 2002 GrahamWatson was elected as Leader of the 53 strong group of Liberal Democrat members of the European Parliament.
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