Andrew Duff
| Andrew Duff | |
|---|---|
Andrew Duff
|
|
| Member of the European Parliament for East of England |
|
|
In office 10 June 1999 – 2 July 2014 |
|
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tim Aker |
| President of the Union of European Federalists | |
|
In office 11 October 2008 – 16 November 2013 |
|
| Preceded by | Mercedes Bresso |
| Succeeded by | Elmar Brok |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 December 1950 Birkenhead, Cheshire |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Alma mater |
Sherborne School St John's College, Cambridge |
Andrew Nicholas Duff, OBE (born 25 December 1950) is a Liberal Democrat politician, a former president of the Union of European Federalists, and a former Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region of the UK.
He was educated at Sherborne School and St John's College, Cambridge.
He initially stood in the 1984 European Parliament election, finishing third with 22.5% of the vote. In the 1989 election he polled 8% of the vote, coming fourth, then in the 1994 election he came third with 20%. The constituencies were largely representing Cambridgeshire and at times parts of Bedfordshire.
With the electoral change to regional party-list proportional representation, he was first elected in the 1999 European Parliament election when the Liberal Democrats won 12% of the regional vote, and retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 elections when they won 14% of the regional vote.He lost his seat in 2014 when his party took less than 7% in the region.
...
Wikipedia