Jane Brophy
British politician
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Jane Elisabeth Brophy (born 27 August 1963) is a British politician who was a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for 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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Jane Brophy | |
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Brophy in 2016 | |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Timperley | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Bullman |
| Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sajjad Karim |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Village | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 4 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | B. Ackroyd |
| Succeeded by | Helen Bowker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1963 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Dietician |
She is a councillor and for the municipal year of 2025-26 she is Mayor of Trafford Council, a ceremonial position.[3][4] She was the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election, coming third with 6% of the vote.[5][6][7] She is a member of the executive of Green Liberal Democrats.[8] 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 contested Altrincham and Sale West in the 2024 general election but came in fourth place.[9]
Brophy is a dietician who specialises in the management of diabetes, and she has worked for the National Health Service (NHS). She is a former member of the British Dietetic Association board. She has a degree in Biochemistry.[10]
