1. Dame Glenis Willmott, is a British retired Labour Party politician who served as leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands.
17 Facts About Glenis Willmott
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Glenis Willmott was educated in Mansfield and at Trent Polytechnic where she obtained an HNC in medical science.
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Glenis Willmott worked as a medical scientist for the National Health Service at King's Mill and Mansfield Hospitals from 1969 to 1990.
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Glenis Willmott was chair of Mansfield Constituency Labour Party and a member of Nottinghamshire County Council for the Leeming and Forest Town division from 1989 to 1993.
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Glenis Willmott worked as an assistant to Alan Meale from 1987 to 1990.
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Glenis Willmott served as chair of the East Midlands Regional Labour Party and was second on the Labour Party list of candidates for the East Midlands region at the 2004 elections to the European Parliament.
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Glenis Willmott was the longest serving leader of the EPLP, surpassing Barbara Castle and Gary Titley.
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In October 2014, Glenis Willmott received the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Belgian Association of Clinical Research Professionals for her work on clinical trials legislation.
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In May 2014, Glenis Willmott launched her East Midlands campaign for the 2014 European Parliament election in Derby "promising to help people struggling with the cost of living".
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Glenis Willmott said the Conservatives wanted to help energy companies and bankers.
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Glenis Willmott claimed UKIP's stated objective of "cutting red tape" were really about "cutting people's rights at work".
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Glenis Willmott was critical of Cameron's proposed reforms to the EU, including changes to legislation on workers' rights, product standards and environmental protections.
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Glenis Willmott argued that the five key arguments for remaining a member of the EU were on job protection and creation, employment rights, protections for consumers, cross-border security and increased influence on the world stage.
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Glenis Willmott announced in July 2017 that she would stand down in October and was formally replaced as MEP for the East Midlands by Leicester city councillor Rory Palmer on 3 October.
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Glenis Willmott was replaced as Leader of the EPLP by her colleague Richard Corbett.
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Glenis Willmott was honoured with a 'thank you' dinner on 4 November 2017 which celebrated her career and contribution to the Labour Party and European politics; the dinner was attended by Corbyn and former leader Ed Miliband.
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Glenis Willmott was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Dissolution Honours on 27 August 2015.