Julian Priestley
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Sir Julian Priestley Secretary-General of the European Parliament from 1997-2007.
He was educated at St Boniface's Catholic College, Plymouth, and Balliol College, Oxford
, graduating in 1972 with an honours degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE). He was President of the Oxford Union
and Chair of the Oxford University Labour Club
. He stood twice for Labour in Plymouth in general elections (once against David Owen
.
1974-1976 Priestley was President of the Young European Federalists.
He has been an Official of the European Parliament
since 1973, first as Administrator, then Principal Administrator with the secretariat of the Committee on Budgets 1973-1983, Chairman, Staff Committee of the European Parliament (1981–1983), Head of Division of the Committee on Energy, Research and Technology 1984-1987, Co-chair of the Staff Regulations Committee of the EC (1985–1987), Director in the Directorate General of Committees and Interparliamentary Delegations, responsible for budgetary affairs and the single market 1987-1989, Secretary General, Socialist Group, European Parliament 1989-1994, Director, Private Offices of the President of the European Parliament 1994-1997, and Secretary General, European Parliament from March 1997 until March 2007..
The Secretariat of the European Parliament
is the administrative body of the European Parliament headed by a Secretary-General. It is based in the Kirchberg district of Luxembourg and around the Brussels-Luxembourg Station in Brussels and employs 4000 officials.
He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday honours list, 2007 and was recently asked to participate in the second Irish referendum campaign on the Lisbon Treaty.
Sir Julian is the author of Six Battles That Shaped Europe's Parliament" (2008).
He was educated at St Boniface's Catholic College, Plymouth, and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
, graduating in 1972 with an honours degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE). He was President of the Oxford Union
Oxford Union
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, Britain, whose membership is drawn primarily but not exclusively from the University of Oxford...
and Chair of the Oxford University Labour Club
Oxford University Labour Club
Oxford University Labour Club was founded in 1919 to provide a voice for Labour Party values and for socialism and social democracy at Oxford University, England...
. He stood twice for Labour in Plymouth in general elections (once against David Owen
David Owen
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen CH PC FRCP is a British politician.Owen served as British Foreign Secretary from 1977 to 1979, the youngest person in over forty years to hold the post; he co-authored the failed Vance-Owen and Owen-Stoltenberg peace plans offered during the Bosnian War...
.
1974-1976 Priestley was President of the Young European Federalists.
He has been an Official of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
since 1973, first as Administrator, then Principal Administrator with the secretariat of the Committee on Budgets 1973-1983, Chairman, Staff Committee of the European Parliament (1981–1983), Head of Division of the Committee on Energy, Research and Technology 1984-1987, Co-chair of the Staff Regulations Committee of the EC (1985–1987), Director in the Directorate General of Committees and Interparliamentary Delegations, responsible for budgetary affairs and the single market 1987-1989, Secretary General, Socialist Group, European Parliament 1989-1994, Director, Private Offices of the President of the European Parliament 1994-1997, and Secretary General, European Parliament from March 1997 until March 2007..
The Secretariat of the European Parliament
Secretariat of the European Parliament
The secretariat of the European Parliament is the administrative body of the European Parliament headed by a Secretary-General. It is based in the Kirchberg district of Luxembourg and around the Brussels-Luxembourg Station in Brussels and employs 4000 officials.-Secretary-General:The Secretary...
is the administrative body of the European Parliament headed by a Secretary-General. It is based in the Kirchberg district of Luxembourg and around the Brussels-Luxembourg Station in Brussels and employs 4000 officials.
He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday honours list, 2007 and was recently asked to participate in the second Irish referendum campaign on the Lisbon Treaty.
Sir Julian is the author of Six Battles That Shaped Europe's Parliament" (2008).