Peter Skinner
Peter Skinner (born June 1, 1959 in Oxford) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for South East England. Educated at St. Josephs R.C. Secondary Modern School in Orpington he attended Bradford University between 1979 - 1982 where he attained a Bsc(hons) in Economics and Politics. Between 1986 -87 he undertook a post-graduate course in Industrial Relations and in 1991 completed a post-graduate Diploma in Education. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 1994, when he represented the Kent West constituency before the reforms in European Elections created multi-member constituencies based on British regions in 1999.
In both 1999 and 2004 he was elected as the top candidate on the Labour Party's list, determined in 1999 by the NEC, and in 2004 by a ballot of party members.
Before being elected he worked at The Greenwich University and North West Kent College of Technology.
Early life
Peter Skinner was born in Oxford, England, on June 1 1959. He attended Bradford University, graduating from there with a BSc (Honours) in Economics and Politics, and was later a post-graduate student at Warwick, Conventry and Greenwich Universities. Skinner has also gained a professional qualification in Personal Management.[1]
Academic career
Skinner was a lecturer in Economics and Business at North West Kent College of Technology and Greenwich University.[1]
Member of the European Parliament
In 1994, Skinner was elected to the European Parliament as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Kent West, a political constituency within England, followed a year later by an appointment to the position of a member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, a position he continues to hold. In 1999, he was elected again to the European Parliament, as an MEP for the South East of England Region.[1]
Skinner has been the European Parliamentary Labour Party's spokesperson on Financial and Economic Affairs, and he has also been a member of the USA delegation to the Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue since the late 1990s. In November 2007, he represented the Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue as an advisor to the European Parliament. He is currently the chairman of the European Parliamentary Insurance Caucus, and the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum. He is also a substitute Member of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee. He has also worked on the Reinsurance Directive and the Transparency Obligations Directive, which covers reporting standards in securities.[1]
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