Elizabeth Lynne, known as Liz Lynne, (born 22 January 1948) is a British politician, and has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands region for the Liberal Democrats since her election at the 1999 European election. Previously she had been elected as Member of Parliament for Rochdale at the 1992 general election but was defeated at the 1997 general election. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... The region (also known as Government Office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The European Parliament Election, 1999 was the UK part of the European Parliament election 1999. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Rochdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The general election of April 9, 1992, was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ...

Lynne was born in Woking and educated at Dorking County Grammar School. Between 1966 and 1989 she was an actor, including appearing in The Mousetrap. She also worked as a speech consultant between 1988 and 1992. Lynne is the founder and former chair of the Indonesian Co-ordination for the British Section of Amnesty International. Whilst an MP she was the Liberal Democrats' spokesperson on Health and Community Care, and then spokesperson on Social Security and Disability. Town Square in Woking Woking, home to the greatest football team in the world, is a large town in the west of Surrey, England, about 30 minutes by train from London. ... Dorking is a market town nestling under the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey, England. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Mousetrap is a play by Agatha Christie that started off as a short radio play called Three Blind Mice in honour of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. It began a record-shattering run on the London stage on 25 November 1952 at the Ambassadors Theatre and... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ... For specific national programs, see Social Security (United States), National insurance (UK), Social Security (Sweden) Social security mainly refers to a field of social welfare concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized needs, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment, families with children and others. ... The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ...

External links

• Liz Lynne MEP official site
• Liz Lynne profile at the European Parliament
• Liz Lynne profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats