About Fiona
Fiona Hall was born on 15th July 1955, in Swinton, Manchester. She has lived in Whittingham, Northumberland since 1981 and has two grown up daughters.
In the early 1990s Fiona chaired the Druridge Bay campaign to stop nuclear power and sand extraction on the Northumberland coast. Fiona then moved to work for the Liberal Democrats, firstly as a press/political officer to Lembit Opik MP and Richard Livsey MP from 1997-1999 and then until 2004 as a parliamentary researcher and press officer to Rt Hon Alan Beith MP.
Fiona was first elected as a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the North East of England in June 2004 and was re-elected in 2009. In July 2009 Fiona was elected as Leader of the Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party.
Fiona's work in the North East
Fiona works hard to represent the interests of the North East in Brussels and at home. Her top priority is to help bring more jobs to the region and she is working to support local businesses. Read about her work in the North East.
Fiona's work in the European Parliament
Fiona is a full member of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee and has led the ALDE (Liberals and Democrats) Group on energy efficiency, renewable energy and radio spectrum issues. Fiona is a substitute member of the Development Committee, working in particular on natural disasters, climate change and economic partnership agreements. Fiona has taken part as an MEP observer in a number of EU election observation missions and was Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission to Togo in 2007 and Mozambique in 2009. Read more about Fiona's work in the European Parliament.
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