About Fiona

Fiona near her home in Whittingham, Northumberland

Fiona Hall (née Cutts) was born on 15th July 1955, in Swinton, Manchester. She has lived in Whittingham, Northumberland since 1981 and has two grown up daughters.

Education

Fiona was educated at Worsley Wardley Grammar School in Swinton and Eccles College. She graduated in Modern Languages at Oxford University (St Hugh's College) and then gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Oxford Polytechnic.

After leaving University, Fiona taught in a squatter settlement in Botswana for two years. On her return to England, she worked in Northumberland as a play group leader and part-time supply teacher.

Political Experience

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. In November 2001, Fiona acted as an International Polling Station Supervisor in the elections in Kosovo, working for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Fiona was first elected as a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the North East of England in June 2004. In June 2009, Fiona was re-elected as an MEP for the North East for a second term. She currently heads the delegation of UK Liberal Democrat MEPs in Brussels.

Fiona's work in the European Parliament

In the European Parliament, Fiona is a member of the Industry Research and Energy and Development Committees and the Election Co-ordination Group. She was a member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change (CLIM). Read more about Fiona's work in the European Parliament.

Fiona's work in the North East

Fiona works hard to represent the interests of the North East in Brussels and at home. Read about her work in the North East.

Fiona's other work

In September 2008, Fiona was appointed Vice-President of EUFORES, the European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources, a non-profit organisation, whose core aim is to promote renewable energy policy and energy efficiency in the European Parliament and beyond.

Fiona is also Vice-President of the Local Government Association (LGA) for the year 2008-2009.

Please browse through Fiona's photo gallery and news stories.