| Honorific-Prefix: | Cllr | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jane Brophy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency Mp: | North West England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 2 July 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End: | 31 January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parliament: | European | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Sajjad Karim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successor: | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth Date: | 27 August 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | British | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence: | Timperley, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | University of Leeds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||
| Profession: | Dietician | ||||||||||||||||||
Jane Elisabeth Brophy (born 27 August 1963) is a British politician who was a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West England between 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020.[1] She sat as a full member on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil.[2] Brophy also sat as a substitute member on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.
She is a councillor and Liberal Democrat Deputy Group Leader on Trafford Council and was the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election, coming third with 6% of the vote.[3] [4] [5] She is a member of the executive of Green Liberal Democrats.[6] 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. She is contesting Altrincham and Sale West in the 2024 general election.[7]
Brophy is a dietician who specialises in the management of diabetes, and she has worked for the National Health Service (NHS). She is a member of the British Dietetic Association board. She has a degree in biochemistry.[8]