Richard HOWITT

AFETCommittee on Foreign Affairs
DROISubcommittee on Human Rights
D-TRDelegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

EMPLCommittee on Employment and Social Affairs
SEDESubcommittee on Security and Defence
D-AFDelegation for relations with Afghanistan
DSASDelegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
DNATDelegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

• BA (Hons.) Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Oxford University (1982). Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, University of Hertfordshire (1992). Volunteer organiser, Harlow (1982-1986). Disability rights worker, London (1986-1994).
• UK parliamentary candidate, Billericay constituency (1987). Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum (1994- ). Member of Labour Party Britain in the World Policy Commission (1997- ).
• On Harlow District Council: Councillor (1983-1995); Leader of the Council (1991-1994). Honorary Vice-President, UK Local Government Association (1994- ). Member of the East of England Regional Assembly.
• In the European Parliament: Vice-Chairman, Committee on Regional Policy (1997-1999); Co-Chairman, Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade, ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2002-2004); First Vice-Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2009); Chair, Disability Intergroup (1994- ); European Parliament representative in the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (2002- ); rapporteur on corporate social responsibility (1999, 2002, 2007) and on human rights (2006).
• Unpaid member of the Global Reporting Initiative Government Advisory Group (2008- ). Unpaid Member of the OECD Friends of the Guidelines Advisory Group (2008- ).