Sir Graham WATSON

General Committees Dossiers (28) Activities Bio History Links

Constituencies

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Liberal Democrats Party United Kingdom 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
Liberal Democrat Party United Kingdom 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Liberal Democrat Party United Kingdom 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Liberal Democrats United Kingdom 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19

Groups

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ELDR Member Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 1994/07/19 - 1994/08/01
ELDR Member of the Bureau Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 1994/08/02 - 1997/01/27
ELDR Member Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 1997/01/28 - 1999/07/19
ELDR Member of the Bureau Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 1999/07/20 - 2002/01/15
ELDR Chair Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 2002/01/16 - 2004/07/19
ALDE Chair Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
ALDE Member Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2009/07/14 - 2009/07/19
ALDE Member of the Bureau Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2009/07/20 - 2014/06/30

EP staff

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Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 1999/07/21 - 2002/01/14
Member of Conference of Presidents 2002/01/16 - 2004/07/19
Member of Conference of Presidents 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2009/09/30 - 2014/06/30

Committees

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Substitute of	Committee on Budgets	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Member of	Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Substitute of	Committee on Social Affairs and Employment	1994/11/30	1997/01/15
Member of	Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs	1995/07/10	1997/01/15
Substitute of	Committee on Budgets	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Member of	Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Substitute of	Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Chair of	Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Member of	Committee on Development and Cooperation	2002/01/17	2002/04/23
Substitute of	Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2004/07/21	2004/12/15
Member of	Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013	2004/10/14	2005/06/08
Member of	Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs	2004/12/16	2006/10/25
Substitute of	Committee on Fisheries	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2012/01/19	2014/06/30
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2012/01/19	2014/06/30

Delegations

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	1994/11/17	1995/07/11
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	1995/07/12	1997/01/15
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	1997/01/16	1997/10/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	1997/10/14	1999/02/23
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	1999/02/24	1999/07/19
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	1999/09/29	2002/01/14
Member of	Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA)	2002/03/07	2002/05/07
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with India	2009/09/16	2009/09/29
Member of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	2009/09/16	2014/06/30
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)	2009/09/16	2014/06/30
Chair of	Delegation for relations with India	2009/09/30	2014/06/30

Rapporteur

Type	Dossier	Committee	Title
Responsible Committee	2013/2187(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Role of broadcasting media in projecting the EU and its values. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
Opinion Committee Shadow	2013/0120B(NLE)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EC/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation: matters related to readmission
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/0120A(NLE)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EC/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
Responsible Committee Shadow	2012/2095(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Role of the common security and defence policy in case of climate driven crises and natural disaster
Responsible Committee	2011/2187(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Consistent policy towards regimes against which the EU applies restrictive measures, when their leaders exercise their personal and commercial interests within EU borders. European Parliament recommendation to the Council
Responsible Committee	2011/2079(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Negotiations of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
Responsible Committee	2010/0102(NLE)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EC/Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: framework agreement on the general principles for the participation of Moldova in Union programmes. Protocol
Responsible Committee	2002/0092(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	EC/China Hong Kong SAR agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Responsible Committee	2001/2167(INI)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: security at meetings of the European Council and other comparable events
Responsible Committee	2001/2016(INI)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Role of the European Union in the fight against terrorism
Responsible Committee	2001/0217(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Combating terrorism. Framework Decision
Responsible Committee	2001/0215(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States. Framework decision
Former Responsible Committee	2001/0215(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States. Framework decision
Former Responsible Committee	2000/0238(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Asylum: granting and withdrawing refugee status, minimum standards on procedures, Common European Asylum System
Former Responsible Committee	1999/0258(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Right to family reunification
Responsible Committee	1998/2051(COS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Telecommunications, competition: cable TV networks owned by a single operator as separate legal entities (regul. 90/388/EEC)
Responsible Committee	1998/0025(CNS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Tax treatment: permanent or temporary transfer of turism vehicles
Former Committee Opinion	1997/2208(BUD)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Budget 1998: section III
Committee Opinion	1997/2125(BUD)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	1997 amending ECSC operating budget
Former Committee Opinion	1997/0085(SYN)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Waste management: landfill
Committee Opinion	1996/2264(COS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	The first action plan for innovation in Europe
Committee Opinion	1996/0218(CNS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Energy: organisation of cooperation around agreed Community objectives
Former Committee Opinion	1996/0161(COD)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Consumers' protection: sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees
Committee Opinion	1995/2330(COS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Innovation. Green paper
Committee Opinion	1995/2195(COS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Monitoring of the application of Community law. 12th annual report 1994
Responsible Committee	1995/2193(COS)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Single Market: report 1994
Former Committee Opinion	1995/0208(COD)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Electricity and gas distribution sectors: rational planning techniques
Former Committee Opinion	1995/0188(COD)	ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs	Investment firms, credit institutions: capital adequacy, securities field (amend. Directives 93/6/EEC, 93/22/EEC)

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors

Name	Group	Country	Ams
Norica NICOLAI	ALDE	Romania	54
Kristiina OJULAND	ALDE	Estonia	47
Bill NEWTON DUNN	ALDE	United Kingdom	36
Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN	ALDE	Netherlands	35
Nils TORVALDS	ALDE	Finland	33
Vittorio PRODI	S&D	Italy	27
Fiona HALL	ALDE	United Kingdom	21
Maria da Graça CARVALHO	PPE	Portugal	20
Olle SCHMIDT	ALDE	Sweden	19
Corinne LEPAGE	ALDE	France	19
Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI	ALDE	Finland	18
Ana GOMES	S&D	Portugal	18
Metin KAZAK	ALDE	Bulgaria	13
Jo LEINEN	S&D	Germany	12
Chris DAVIES	ALDE	United Kingdom	12
Ivo VAJGL	ALDE	Slovenia	11
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN	PPE	Finland	11
Kent JOHANSSON	ALDE	Sweden	11
Jens ROHDE	ALDE	Denmark	11
Jelko KACIN	ALDE	Slovenia	9
Andrew DUFF	ALDE	United Kingdom	8
Marita ULVSKOG	S&D	Sweden	8
Kathleen VAN BREMPT	S&D	Belgium	8
Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS	ALDE	Greece	8
Ska KELLER	Verts/ALE	Germany	7
Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK	ECR	United Kingdom	7
Fiorello PROVERA	EFD	Italy	7
Satu HASSI	Verts/ALE	Finland	7
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY	ALDE	Netherlands	7
Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ	PPE	Lithuania	6
Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF	ALDE	Germany	5
Astrid LULLING	PPE	Luxembourg	5
László TŐKÉS	PPE	Romania	5
Krzysztof LISEK	PPE	Poland	5
Baroness Sarah LUDFORD	ALDE	United Kingdom	4
Paweł ZALEWSKI	PPE	Poland	4
Keith TAYLOR	Verts/ALE	United Kingdom	4
Sharon BOWLES	ALDE	United Kingdom	4
Marietje SCHAAKE	ALDE	Netherlands	3
Elmar BROK	PPE	Germany	3
Corina CREȚU	S&D	Romania	3
Kinga GÁL	PPE	Hungary	3
Adina VĂLEAN	ALDE	Romania	3
Pino ARLACCHI	S&D	Italy	2
Andrey KOVATCHEV	PPE	Bulgaria	2
Hélène FLAUTRE	Verts/ALE	France	2
Catherine BEARDER	ALDE	United Kingdom	2
Jürgen CREUTZMANN	ALDE	Germany	2
Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV	ALDE	Bulgaria	2
Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST	ALDE	Estonia	2
Ismail ERTUG	S&D	Germany	1
Leonidas DONSKIS	ALDE	Lithuania	1
Bas BELDER	EFD	Netherlands	1
Michael GAHLER	PPE	Germany	1
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA	ECR	Poland	1
Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT	PPE	Sweden	1
Willy MEYER	GUE/NGL	Spain	1
Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ	S&D	Spain	1
Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN	Verts/ALE	France	1
Åsa WESTLUND	S&D	Sweden	1
Helmut SCHOLZ	GUE/NGL	Germany	1
Francisco SOSA WAGNER	NA	Spain	1
Rui TAVARES	Verts/ALE	Portugal	1
Frieda BREPOELS	Verts/ALE	Belgium	1
Vicente Miguel GARCÉS RAMÓN	S&D	Spain	1
Jill EVANS	Verts/ALE	United Kingdom	1
Isabella LÖVIN	Verts/ALE	Sweden	1
Ana MIRANDA PAZ	Verts/ALE	Spain	1
Jean LAMBERT	Verts/ALE	United Kingdom	1
Niccolò RINALDI	ALDE	Italy	1
Marco SCURRIA	PPE	Italy	1
Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ	PPE	Spain	1
Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA	Verts/ALE	Spain	1
Mario MAURO	PPE	Italy	1
Phil BENNION	ALDE	United Kingdom	1
Rebecca TAYLOR	ALDE	United Kingdom	1
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT	ALDE	United Kingdom	1
George LYON	ALDE	United Kingdom	1
Judith A. MERKIES	S&D	Netherlands	1
Renate WEBER	ALDE	Romania	1
Gianni VATTIMO	ALDE	Italy	1
Jules MAATEN	ALDE	Netherlands	1

By types

Amendments (359)
Plenary speeches (421)
Reports (11)
Shadow opinions (1)
Shadow reports (3)
Written declarations (10)

By dossiers

Count	Dossier Reference	Title
62	2013/0025(COD)	Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing
36	2011/2177(INI)	Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States
33	2013/0120(NLE)	EU/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
29	2012/2137(INI)	EU-China relations
23	2013/2945(RSP)	Resolution on the 2013 progress report on Turkey
23	2013/0152(COD)	EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank (EIB) against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (2014-2020)
15	2012/2103(INI)	Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
14	2011/2095(INI)	Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
11	2013/2081(INI)	Common foreign and security policy in 2012. Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament
11	2012/2870(RSP)	Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Turkey
11	2012/2095(INI)	Role of the common security and defence policy in case of climate driven crises and natural disaster
10	2011/2132(INI)	Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
9	2013/2149(INI)	Assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the eastern partnership countries
9	2011/0302(COD)	Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020
7	2011/0238(COD)	Member States/third countries intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy: information exchange mechanism
6	2012/2107(DEC)	Special report 6/2012 (2011 discharge): European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community
6	2011/2109(INI)	EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
6	2010/2311(INI)	EU counter-terrorism policy: main achievements and future challenges
6	2013/2135(INI)	2030 framework for climate and energy policies
5	2011/0401(COD)	Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation 2014-2020
5	2011/0300(COD)	Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
4	2011/0406(COD)	Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
3	2012/2253(INI)	2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS. Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, to the Council and to the Commission
3	2012/2029(INI)	Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
3	2012/2036(INI)	67th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council
3	2013/0072(COD)	Air passenger rights
3	2011/2308(INI)	Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities
2	2011/2316(INI)	Negotiations of the EU/Azerbaijan Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS
2	2011/0299(COD)	Guidelines for trans-European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure
2	2007/2121(REG)	Verification of the credentials of Beniamino Donnici
2	2004/0001(COD)	Services in the internal market. Services Directive
2	2013/2674(RSP)	Resolution on the EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement
2	2011/2187(INI)	Consistent policy towards regimes against which the EU applies restrictive measures, when their leaders exercise their personal and commercial interests within EU borders. European Parliament recommendation to the Council
2	2010/2996(RSP)	Resolution on Turkey's 2010 progress report
2	2001/0217(CNS)	Combating terrorism. Framework Decision
2	2001/0215(CNS)	European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States. Framework decision
1	2013/2034(INI)	68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council
1	2012/2050(INI)	Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy
1	2010/2124(INI)	Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in 2009
1	2013/0309(COD)	Open internet access
1	2011/2069(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
1	2008/0028(COD)	Food information to consumers
1	2008/2104(INI)	Relations between the EU and Russia
1	2008/0252(CNS)	Guidelines for the employment policies in 2009
1	2007/0286(COD)	Industrial emissions - Integrated pollution prevention and control. Recast
1	2009/2533(RSP)	Resolution on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip
1	2009/2516(RSP)	Resolution on the return and resettlement of the Guantánamo detention facility inmates
1	2008/2239(INI)	Second strategic energy review
1	2008/0033(COD)	Dangerous substances and preparations: restrictions on the marketing and use of dichloromethane
1	2007/0272(COD)	European system of national and regional accounts in the Community: implementing powers conferred on the Commission
1	2008/2523(RSP)	Resolution on the European Council of 15-16 October 2008
1	2008/2576(RSP)	Resolution on the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean
1	2008/2001(INI)	Interim report on the scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making
1	2007/2678(RSP)	Resolution on the EU-China Summit and the EU/China human rights dialogue
1	2007/2657(RSP)	Resolution on application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States
1	2007/2637(RSP)	Resolution on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation
1	2006/2251(INI)	Policy plan on legal migration
1	2007/2554(RSP)	Resolution on the EU-Russia summit in Samara on 18 May 2007
1	2007/2530(RSP)	Resolution on transatlantic relations
1	2006/0809(INS)	Decision approving the appointment of Meglena Kuneva, new Member of the Commission nominated by Bulgaria
1	2006/2660(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in the Gaza Strip
1	2005/0103(CNS)	Second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II): establishment, operation and use
1	2006/2627(RSP)	Resolution on the EU common immigration policy
1	2006/2617(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in the Middle East
1	2006/2516(RSP)	Resolution on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
1	2005/2175(INI)	Evaluation of the European arrest warrant
1	2006/2529(RSP)	Resolution on the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the human rights
1	2005/2134(INI)	Annual report on Common foreign and security policy CFSP 2004
1	2014/2627(RSP)	Resolution on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia
1	2013/0024(COD)	Information accompanying transfers of funds
1	2013/2128(INI)	Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids
1	2013/2626(RSP)	Resolution on preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013)
1	2011/0138(COD)	Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
1	2013/2682(RSP)	Resolution on the US National Security Agency surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens' privacy
1	2013/2673(RSP)	Resolution on preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - European action to combat youth unemployment
1	2013/2600(RSP)	Resolution on the human rights situation in Kazakhstan
1	2013/2528(RSP)	Decision on the opening of, and on the mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for a regulation establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
1	2013/2543(RSP)	Resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime
1	2012/2816(RSP)	Resolution on the elections in Georgia
1	2012/2844(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Cambodia
1	2011/0382(NLE)	EU/USA Agreement: use and transfer of passenger name records (PNR) to the US Department of Homeland Security
1	2010/0380(COD)	Social security: coordination of social security systems and implementation
1	2010/0207(COD)	Deposit guarantee schemes. Recast
1	2011/2162(IMM)	Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity of Viktor Uspaskich
1	2011/2828(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Palestine
1	2011/2749(RSP)	Resolution on India, in particular the death sentence on Davinder Pal Singh
1	2011/2716(RSP)	Resolution on the EU-Russia summit
1	2011/2515(RSP)	Resolution on the rule of law in Russia
1	2010/2915(RSP)	Resolution on implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova
1	2009/2221(INI)	Promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status
1	2010/0135(NLE)	Adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011
1	2009/2216(INI)	EU strategy for the South Caucasus
1	2009/2532(RSP)	Resolution on external aspects of energy security
1	1998/2051(COS)	Telecommunications, competition: cable TV networks owned by a single operator as separate legal entities (regul. 90/388/EEC)
1	1998/0025(CNS)	Tax treatment: permanent or temporary transfer of turism vehicles
1	2002/0092(CNS)	EC/China Hong Kong SAR agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
1	2001/2167(INI)	Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: security at meetings of the European Council and other comparable events
1	2001/2016(INI)	Role of the European Union in the fight against terrorism
1	2013/2187(INI)	Role of broadcasting media in projecting the EU and its values. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
1	2011/2079(INI)	Negotiations of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
1	2010/0102(NLE)	EC/Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: framework agreement on the general principles for the participation of Moldova in Union programmes. Protocol
1	2013/0120A(NLE)	EC/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
1	2013/0120B(NLE)	EC/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation: matters related to readmission

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Born

1956/03/23 - Rothesay (Scotland)

Sir Graham Watson MEP is President of the Europe-wide Liberal Democrat Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He is also the Chairman of a global network of legislators who work to achieve the switch from fossil fuels to green energy called The Climate Parliament.
Graham was born in Rothesay, Scotland, on 23 March 1956. Educated at The City of Bath Boys' School and at Heriot-Watt University he holds a BA honours degree in Modern Languages and is a qualified interpreter and translator.
Prior to his election to the European Parliament in 1994 Graham's 15 year career included work as a freelance professional, work in the public sector and work in the private sector. In his parliamentary career he has chaired the European Parliament's Committee on Justice and Home Affairs, Citizens' Rights and Freedoms (1999-2001) and has led Parliament's Liberal Democrat Group (2002-09). He currently chairs Parliament's Delegation for Relations with India.
Graham Watson is married to Dr Rita Giannini: they have one daughter and one son. He has published many books including 'Building a Liberal Europe' (John Harper, 2010). He was knighted in 2011.

Sir Graham WATSON on

History

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CV/0	Old BA (Hons.) Modern Languages (1979). Interpreter (1979-1980). Administrator, Paisley College (1980-1983). Head of the private office of the Rt Hon. David Steel MP, Leader of the Liberal Party (1983-1987). Banker, HSBC Holdings PLC (1988-1994). New Sir Graham Watson MEP is President of the Europe-wide Liberal Democrat Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He is also the Chairman of a global network of legislators who work to achieve the switch from fossil fuels to green energy called The Climate Parliament.
CV/1	Old Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Leader, ELDR Group (2002-2004). Leader, ALDE Group (2004 -2009). President, ELDR Party (2011 - 2012). President, ALDE Party (2012 - present). New Graham was born in Rothesay, Scotland, on 23 March 1956. Educated at The City of Bath Boys' School and at Heriot-Watt University he holds a BA honours degree in Modern Languages and is a qualified interpreter and translator.
CV/2	Old Awarded knighthood in 2011. New Prior to his election to the European Parliament in 1994 Graham's 15 year career included work as a freelance professional, work in the public sector and work in the private sector. In his parliamentary career he has chaired the European Parliament's Committee on Justice and Home Affairs, Citizens' Rights and Freedoms (1999-2001) and has led Parliament's Liberal Democrat Group (2002-09). He currently chairs Parliament's Delegation for Relations with India.
CV/3	Old Vice-President (1977-1979) and General Secretary (1979-1981), International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth. Council member, Party of European Liberals and Democrats (1983-1993). Whip, ELDR Group (1994-1996). Leader, UK Liberal Democrats MEP delegation (1999-2002). Chairman, Committee on Justice and Home Affairs (1999-2002). New Graham Watson is married to Dr Rita Giannini: they have one daughter and one son. He has published many books including 'Building a Liberal Europe' (John Harper, 2010). He was knighted in 2011.

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Old

Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Leader, ELDR Group (2002-2004). Leader, ALDE Group (2004 -2009). President, ELDR party (November 2011 - present).

New

Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Leader, ELDR Group (2002-2004). Leader, ALDE Group (2004 -2009). President, ELDR Party (2011 - 2012). President, ALDE Party (2012 - present).

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Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Leader, ELDR Group (2002-2004). Leader, ALDE Group (2004 -2009). President, ELDR party (November 2011 - present).
BA (Hons.) Modern Languages (1979). Interpreter (1979-1980). Administrator, Paisley College (1980-1983). Head of the private office of the Rt Hon. David Steel MP, Leader of the Liberal Party (1983-1987). Banker, HSBC Holdings PLC (1988-1994).
Vice-President (1977-1979) and General Secretary (1979-1981), International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth. Council member, Party of European Liberals and Democrats (1983-1993). Whip, ELDR Group (1994-1996). Leader, UK Liberal Democrats MEP delegation (1999-2002). Chairman, Committee on Justice and Home Affairs (1999-2002).
Awarded knighthood in 2011.