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Derek Vaughan MEP Member of the European Parliament Incumbent Assumed office
8 June 2009Preceded by Glenys Kinnock Constituency Wales Personal details Political party Labour Party (PES) Derek Vaughan was elected as Labour Party Member of the European Parliament for Wales in the 2009 European Parliament election.
Biography
Vaughan was born in Aberfan and studied politics and history at Swansea University. He has served as a full time trades union official, and is a member of the TGWU section of Unite. He was also leader of the Welsh Local Government Association from 2005 to 2008 and deputy leader from 2008 to 2009.
He was elected to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in 1995. He became leader of the Labour group, and leader of the council, in 2004.
References
Categories:- Living people
- People from Merthyr Tydfil
- Labour Party (UK) MEPs
- MEP stubs
- Welsh politician stubs
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