Gina Dowding

Gina Dowding (born 15 July 1962) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2019 to 2020, on behalf of the Green Party. She was elected to the role in the 2019 European Parliament Election on 23 May of that year.^[1]

Preceded byWajid Khan

Succeeded byConstituency abolished

Born (1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 63)

London, England

PartyGreen Party of England and Wales

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Cllr Gina Dowding
Dowding in 2010
Member of the European Parliament for North West England
In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded by	Wajid Khan
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 63) London, England
Party	Green Party of England and Wales
Website	Gina Dowding MEP
Other elected offices Lancaster City Councillor for Marsh Incumbent Assumed office 3 May 2019 Preceded by Jon Barry Lancashire County Councillor for Lancaster Central Incumbent Assumed office 2 May 2013 Preceded by Christopher Coates Lancaster City Councillor for Dukes Castle (1999–2003) In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007 Preceded by R. Pye Succeeded by Anne Chapman

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Before being elected as an MEP, Dowding was a Green Party councillor on Lancaster City Council from 1999 to 2007 and again in 2019, and a councillor on Lancashire County Council from 2013.^[2][3][4]

She stood in Fylde at the snap 2019 general election, and came in fourth place out of five candidates, losing her deposit.^[5]

Dowding first joined the Green Party in 1986 at the age of 22, citing a voluntary work visit to Bangladesh as a turning point in her awareness of inequality.^[6]