15 Facts About Carole Tongue

Carole Tongue worked as an administrative assistant, then for the secretariat of the Socialist Group, spending time as an editor, a courier and a guide.

Carole Tongue has had a long involvement in the arts and creative industries.

Carole Tongue has an extensive record of public service and campaigning in the areas of audiovisual and cultural diversity of expressions; media plurality; anti-discrimination; equality.

Carole Tongue is Chair of the UK Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions since 2005 when she founded the Coalition with Holy Aylett to implement the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.

Carole Tongue was appointed President of the European Coalitions for Diversity of Cultural Expressions in December 2014.

Carole Tongue rejoined the Labour Party at end of 2019.

Carole Tongue is : Patron of the Arts For All charity; Patron of the Federal Trust and Chair of the Independent Film Parliament.

Carole Tongue is on the Board of the European Media Initiative campaigning for media plurality.

Carole Tongue worked for an EU law to defend TV programming reflecting local culture, values and identity.

Carole Tongue argued for greater investment in British film, drama and documentary by cable and satellite channels such as BSkyB.

Carole Tongue continues to work for cultural diversity of expression and media pluralism.

Carole Tongue was a Member of the UNESCO National Committee on Communication and Information from 2002 to 2010.

In 2005, Carole Tongue was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Lincoln for services to public service in broadcasting and audiovisual sectors.

In June 2022 Carole Tongue was awarded the Beaumarchais Medal for services to cultural diversity and author's rights by the French Society for Dramatic Authors.

Carole Tongue is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a member of the BECTU trade union.