Derek Vaughan
Derek Vaughan MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Wales | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 8 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Glenys Kinnock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1961 (1961-05-02) (age 57) Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom[1] |
| Political party | Labour Party (PES) |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
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Derek Vaughan was elected as Labour Party Member of the European Parliament for Wales in the 2009 European Parliament election.
Early life and career
Vaughan was born in Merthyr Tydfil, first studying at Afon Taf High School before working locally as an engineering apprentice and later for the Valuation Office Agency.
He then went on to study Politics and History at Swansea University after which he returned to the Valuation Agency and then full-time as a trades union official for the Public and Commercial Services Union, a role he held until 2004.
Political life
Vaughan was first elected to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in 1995, representing Neath North. He became leader of the Labour group, and leader of the council, in 2004 before standing down in 2010 following his election as MEP.[2]
He was also leader of the Welsh Local Government Association from 2005 to 2008 and deputy leader from 2008 to 2009.[3]
In 2009, Vaughan was the first candidate on the Labour Party list for the European Election 2009 in Wales, and was elected on the 8th June. He stood successfully for re-election in the European Election 2014.
In the European Parliament, he is Vice-Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control and a member of the Committee on Regional Development. He is also part of the delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand.
In 2016, the Welsh Election Study found that Vaughan, along with two other Welsh MEPs from Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives, had less name recognition than an invented name.[4]
References
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^ "Welsh Labour MEP stands down as Neath Port Talbot councillor". Derek Vaughan MEP. 15 March 2010.
^ "About Derek". Derek Vaughan MEP.
^ "Fake MEP better known than real ones". BBC News. 17 November 2016.
