Veronica Mary Tutt Hardstaff Billings was born on 23 October 1941 and is a British politician, who has served as a City councillor in Sheffield and as a Member of the European Parliament.
10 Facts About Veronica Hardstaff
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At the 1994 European Parliament election, Veronica Hardstaff was the Labour Party candidate in Lincolnshire and Humberside South.
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Veronica Hardstaff was chosen by her colleagues as Chairwoman of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
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Veronica Hardstaff was Vice-Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee between the European Parliament and Poland from 1995.
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Veronica Hardstaff was placed at sixth out of seven on the regional list for Yorkshire and the Humber, a place which made it practically impossible for her to be re-elected; this low placing was attributed to her alliance with the left.
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In 2002, Veronica Hardstaff was elected to Sheffield City Council for a second term, from Walkley ward.
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Veronica Hardstaff supported plans to bring in a City Academy to replace an existing secondary school, sponsored by a Christian educational charity; she defended the use of the Private Finance Initiative as a pragmatic way of supporting investment.
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Veronica Hardstaff left the Sheffield cabinet in May 2006 and in May 2007 was defeated in her re-election bid in Walkley.
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Veronica Hardstaff stood again in Walkley ward in 2008, but was defeated.
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Veronica Hardstaff married in 1964 and had a son and daughter, but divorced in 1977, retaining her married name.