Julie Ward (politician)
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Julie Ward | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | 7 March 1957 Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
| Website | Archived 2017-06-11 at the Wayback Machine |
Julie Carolyn Ward (born 7 March 1957) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Labour Party from 2014 to 2020.
Ward has a master's degree in Education and International Development from Newcastle University, graduating from an adult learning course in 2012.[1] Before being elected as an MEP, she was part of an international delegation to Belfast to discuss the role of the arts in peace processes[2] and also ran a social enterprise.[3]
In 2016 she wrote that Turkey was "becoming a fascist state".[4]
Ward organises events for One Billion Rising, campaigns against violence against women,[1] and is an opponent of Brexit.[5] In 2018 she joined in launching a campaign group, "Left against Brexit", seeking to change the Labour Party's position to supporting membership of the EU.[6] Julie is currently a member of Open Labour’s National Committee.
