Alan Donnelly
Alan John Donnelly (born 16 July 1957) is a British
Donnelly was first elected to the European Parliament in 1989, representing the Tyne and Wear constituency. He took 69.3% of the vote in 1989, winning by a majority of 95,780.[2] He was re-elected in 1994, winning 74.4% of the vote. When European Parliament constituencies were abolished in June 1999 and replaced by multi-member regional seats, Donnelly was selected as the first candidate on the Labour list in the North East and was elected. He resigned in December 1999, after being leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party since 1997.
Before becoming an MEP, Donnelly worked for the
He is currently the executive chairman of Sovereign Strategy, a public affairs company that he founded in January 2000.[3] The company now has offices in Newcastle, London, and Brussels.
Donnelly has worked closely with Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, becoming chief race steward in 2007–09. He has also been chair of the South Shields Labour Party since 2005. When David Miliband resigned from this seat in 2013, it was Donnelly that he wrote his resignation letter to.
He is
References
- ^ "5th parliamentary term | Alan John DONNELLY | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 July 1957. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England". www.election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Alan Donnelly, Executive Chairman of Sovereign Strategy | European Union Public Affairs". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2006.
- ISSN 0307-1235.