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DIANA ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
January 16, 2007 3:22 PM
Yorkshire & the Humber Euro MP, Diana Wallis, has become the first Liberal Democrat and the first British female of any political persuasion to be elected to the post of Vice President of the European Parliament.
After the vote, Diana Wallis MEP, said:
Diana being congratulated by the Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Graham Watson MEP
"It is a tremendous honour for me to be elected by my colleagues as a Vice-President of the European Parliament.
"Being an active member of the Parliament's Petition's Committee for the past few years has shown me how important the connection between the Parliament and the people is. This is an area I want to strengthen during my term of office.
"My Conservative colleague from this region, Edward MacMillan-Scott, has also been elected as a Vice-President so this puts Yorkshire & the Humber, with two Vice-Presidents, quite squarely at the top table of the workings of the European Parliament."
(Photo shows Diana being congratulated by the Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Graham Watson MEP)
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