Linda McAvan

Who is Linda McAvan?

Linda McAvan is a British Labour Party politician, who is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for Yorkshire and the Humber. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1998, and was first elected in a by-election following the resignation of Norman West.

Before being elected she worked for Barnsley Borough Council and was the European Officer for the Coalfields Community Campaign.

Since June 2007 she has served as Vice President of the European Parliament's Socialist Group, is a member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and currently sits on the Temporary Committee on Climate Change.

Labour Party members elected Linda McAvan to be the top-ranked Labour candidate for Yorkshire and the Humber in the 2009 European elections.

McAvan is married to Paul Blomfield, the Labour MP for Sheffield Central.