Jane Elisabeth Brophy (born 27 August 1963) is a British politician who was a
Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP) for the
North West England
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between
2019
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and the
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020. She sat as a full member on the
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensio ...
and the Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil.
Brophy also sat as a substitute member on the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Delegation for relations with
Afghanistan
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.
She is a
councillor
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Canada
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and Liberal Democrat Deputy Group Leader on
Trafford Council
Trafford Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and pr ...
and was the Liberal Democrat candidate in the
2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election, coming third with 6% of the vote. She is a member of the executive of
Green Liberal Democrats. She stood as a Liberal Democrat in parliamentary elections for
Eccles in 2005,
Altrincham and Sale West in 2010, 2015 and 2017, and a by-election in
Oldham West and Royton in 2015.
Brophy is a
dietician
A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of ca ...
who specialises in the management of
diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...
, and she has worked for the
National Health Service
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(NHS). She is a member of the
British Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is a professional association and trade union for dietitians in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1936 and became a certified union in 1982: it is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress and the Scottis ...
board. She has a degree in
biochemistry
Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...
.
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Liberal Democrats
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1963 births
Living people
MEPs for England 2019–2020
21st-century women MEPs for England
Liberal Democrats (UK) MEPs
Councillors in Trafford
Liberal Democrats (UK) parliamentary candidates
Dietitians
Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
Women councillors in England
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