Mary HONEYBALL

CULTCommittee on Culture and Education
FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

JURICommittee on Legal Affairs
D-CADelegation for relations with Canada

• BA, Modern History (1975). General Secretary, Council for Voluntary Service, London Borough of Newnham (1986-1990). Service manager, SCOPE (disability charity) (1990-1992). Chief executive, Gingerbread (lone parents' support group) (1992-1994). General Secretary, Association of Chief Officers of Probation (1994-1998).
• Chair, London Labour Party's Women's Committee (1982-1986). Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee Women's Committee (2000-2003). Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum (2000-2004).
• Councillor, London Borough of Barnet (1978-1986).
• Member, National Alliance of Women's Organisations (1992-1994).
• Governor of various schools in London Boroughs of Barnet and Lewisham (1978-1994). Member, London Co-operative Retail Services' Political Committee (1985-1998). Treasurer, EMILY's List, UK, campaigning for more Labour women in parliament (1998-2000).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 2000).