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Several Liberal Democrat politicians who are active at European
or national level are based in our area.
Graham Watson MEP
Graham is our Lib-Dem MEP. He was the
first British Liberal Democrat ever to be elected to the European
Parliament, winning the old Somerset & North Devon constituency
with a majority of over 22,500. In 1999 he was elected to represent
the new enlarged South West of England constituency, which includes
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, and
Cornwall.
In January 2002 Graham was elected as
Leader of the 53-strong group of Liberal Democrat members of the
European Parliament. Previously he had served on the Committee for
Economic & Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy, on the Budgets
Committee, and as Chairman of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms
and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.
His hobbies and leisure interests include
sailing and listening to jazz music. Graham lives with his wife
and two young children in the small market town of Langport, in
Somerset.
For more complete and up-to-date information
about him, see Graham's
own website.
Lord Razzall
Living in Swallowcliffe, Lord Razzall
is the Liberal Democrat spokesman on trade and industry in the House
of Lords. Among other important roles, he has also served as party
treasurer; and as national vice chair and subsequently president
of the Liberal Democrat Councillors. For more information, see Lord
Razzall's biographical notes on the national Lib Dems website.
Lord Sharman
Lord Sharman, who lives in Teffont Magna,
brings invaluable business experience to the Lib Dem representation
in the House of Lords . Having spent most of his career with the
KMPG partnership, he retired as international chairman of the company
in 1999, and shortly afterwards was sworn into the House of Lords.
For more information, see Lord
Sharman's biographical notes on the national Lib Dems website.
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