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Jane Brophy

Jane Brophy

British politician

Jane Elisabeth Brophy (born 27 August 1963) is a British politician who was a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West England between 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020.[1] She sat as a full member on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil.[2] Brophy also sat as a substitute member on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.[2]

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She is a councillor and Liberal Democrat Deputy Group Leader on Trafford Council and was the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election, coming third with 6% of the vote.[3][4][5] She is a member of the executive of Green Liberal Democrats.[6] She stood as a Liberal Democrat in parliamentary elections for Eccles in 2005, Altrincham and Sale West in 2010, 2015 and 2017, and a by-election in Oldham West and Royton in 2015. She is contesting Altrincham and Sale West in the next general election.[7]

Brophy is a dietician who specialises in the management of diabetes, and she has worked for the National Health Service (NHS). She is a member of the British Dietetic Association board. She has a degree in biochemistry.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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    "MEPs – Jane Brophy". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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    "Councillor details – Councillor Jane Brophy". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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    Pidd, Helen (5 May 2017). "Andy Burnham elected mayor of Greater Manchester". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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    Fitzgerald, Todd (16 September 2016). "Liberal Democrats select their Greater Manchester mayoral candidate". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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    "Jane Brophy Green Liberal Democrat Executive". Green Liberal Democrats. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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    "Liberal Democrats announce MP candidate for Altrincham and Sale West". Mancunian Matters. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Jane Brophy Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West". Liberal Democrats. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.


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