MISS ANNE McINTOSH LLB MP

Member of Parliament for the Vale of York (1997- )

Member of the European Parliament for North Essex and South Suffolk (1994-99)

and for North East Essex (1989-94)

London address: House of Commons, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3541. Fax: 020 7219 0972.

Born: Edinburgh, 20.09.54

Marital Status: Married to Mr John Harvey (19.09.92), Director of Tradex.

Education:

·       Harrogate College, Yorkshire, 1964-73.

·       University of Edinburgh, 1973-77 (LL.B (Hons)).

·       University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1977-78 (autumn semesters, post-graduate studies in European Economic Law, in particular joint ventures).

·       Trained at the Scottish Bar 1980-82, admitted Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh, June 1982.

·       Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Law by Anglia Polytechnic University in October 1997.

Work Experience:

·       Trainee with EC Commission, Competition Directorate (Joint Ventures), Brussels, February - July 1978.

·       Legal Adviser with Didier & Associates, Brussels, 1979-80.

·       Advocate with European Community Law Office, Belmont, Brussels, 1982-83.

·       Political Adviser to Conservatives, European Parliament 1983-89.

Political Experience:

·       Elected MP for the Vale of York, 1997, majority 9,721; re-elected 2001, majority 12,517, and 2005, majority 13,712

·       November 2006: adopted as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Thirsk and Malton.

·       MEP for North Essex and South Suffolk, 1994-99, majority 3,633.

·       MEP for North East Essex, 1989-94, majority of over 39,000.

·       Parliamentary Candidate in Workington, Cumbria, June 1987 (reduced Labour majority).

·       Elected to Bureau of British Section of EPP (1994-97).

·       Member of the EP delegation with Poland (1994-97), Chairman of the EP delegation with Norway 1994-95 and with Czech Rep. (97-99).

·       British Conservative Spokesman on the European Parliament Transport Committee (1992-99) and the Rules of Procedure Committee, 1992-94. Member of the Social Affairs and Women’s Rights Committees, 1992-94. Substitute on Legal Affairs Committee (1989-99). Deputy Co-ordinator EPP, Transport Committee (1996-99).

·       Member of EP Delegation with Norway, 1989-94. Assistant EDG Whip, 1989-92.

·       Member of Executive Council of British Conservative Association in Belgium, 1987-89.

·       Co-Chairman, European Transport Safety Council until 1997.

·       President, Anglia Enterprise in Europe, 1988-99 and Yorkshire First 1996-.

·       Vice-President, National Association of District Councils.

·       Fellow, Industry and Parliament Trust, work experience obtained with BP plc, 1992-94

·       Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme 2000/2001.

·       Member of Public Policy Committee, RAC Foundation.

Westminster

·       November 2006 - present. Shadow Minister for Education, with responsibility for Children, Young People and Families.

·       2001-2006: Shadow DCMS Spokesman (Shadow Minister for Film, Music, Media & Broadcasting); Shadow Minister for Transport (with responsibility for Aviation, Shipping and Buses); Shadow Minister for Environment, responsible for co-ordinating external contacts relating to agriculture, transport and environment; Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs with particular responsibility for Trade, Africa, US and Commonwealth; Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, with responsibility for women’s pensions, child support, and welfare reform and poverty alleviation.

·       Member of Transport Select Committee 2003 - 2005.

·       Member of European Scrutiny Committee, 1999 - 2003.

·       Executive of the 1922 Committee, December 2000 – September 2001

·       Vice Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Aviation, Chairman of the All-Party Trans European Network and Infrastructure Group, Chairman of the All-Party British South Africa Group and Vice Chairman of the All-Party Group on Diabetes.  Past member of Conservative Committees on Transport, Environment & the Regions, Foreign Affairs, and Constitutional Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Backbench Committee on Social Security and Co-Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group

Special Interests

·       Transport, Tourism, Legal Affairs, Animal Welfare, Scandinavia and Central and Eastern Europe.

Other Interests

·       Member, Yorkshire Agricultural Society and Anglo-Danish Society

·       Patron of Thirsk Museum Society

·       Member of National Eye Research (Yorkshire) Advisory Board.

·       Languages: speaks Danish, French, German, Spanish, and Italian

·       Swimming, reading, and cinema.