Catherine STIHLER

IMCOCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
DEEADelegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee

ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
D-HRDelegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee

• MA (Hons.) Geography and International Relations, St Andrews University (1996); M.Litt. (International Security Studies), St Andrews University (1998). Political advisor to Anne Begg MP (1997-1999).
• Member of Unite trade union. Member of the Co-op Party.
• In the Labour Party: Youth representative on the Scottish Executive Committee (1993-1995); Youth representative on the National Executive Committee (1995-1997); Parliamentary Candidate, Angus constituency (1997). Labour candidate, Dunfermline and West Fife by-election (2006).
• In the European Parliamentary Labour Party: health spokesperson (1999-2004); fisheries spokesperson (1999-2004); fisheries and regional development spokesperson (2004-2009); Deputy Leader (2004-2006).
• Editor of the Parliament Magazine (2002- ).