Julie Girling
Julie Girling (born December 21, 1956 in London ) is a British politician and member of the European Parliament until 2019 . She was a member of the Conservative Party until October 2017 .
Life
Girling studied economics . After completing her studies, she worked for Ford Motor Company from 1979 to 1982 and then worked for the Argos Catalog Group from 1982 to 1988 .
Girling was mayor of Cotswold from 2003 to 2006 . She was a member of Gloucestershire County Council from 2000 to 2009.
Girling has been a member of the European Parliament since 2009 . There she is a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations . Girling is a deputy on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety , the Fisheries Committee and the Delegation for Relations with the Korean Peninsula .
On April 16, 2019, Julie Girling announced that she had joined Change UK- The Independent Group. She was expelled from the Conservative Party together with MEP Richard Ashworth in October 2017 because of disputes with the party leadership over her voting behavior in a resolution affecting Brexit . She now belongs to the Group of the European People's Party .
Web links
- Entry for Julie Girling in the database of Members of the European Parliament
- Girling's homepage
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- ^ Website of the European Parliament
- ↑ Change UK approved for European elections . April 16, 2019 ( bbc.com [accessed April 17, 2019]).
- ^ Press Association: Whip withdrawn from Tory MEPs who voted to block Brexit progress . In: The Guardian . October 7, 2017, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed April 17, 2019]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Girling, Julie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |