Sue Waddington Explained

Susan Waddington
Parliament:European
Term Start:9 June 1994
Term End:10 June 1999
Predecessor:Mel Read
Successor:Constituency abolished
Birth Date:23 August 1944
Birth Place:Norfolk, England
Party:Labour

Susan Waddington (born 23 August 1944) is a British education official and Labour Party politician who was Member of the European Parliament for Leicester.

Born in Norfolk, Waddington attended Blyth Grammar School and the University of Leicester. She worked as an adult education field officer, before becoming an assistant director at Derbyshire LEA, and then at Birmingham LEA.[1]

In 1973, Waddington was elected to Leicestershire County Council, serving until 1991, and she was leader of the council from 1982 until 1984. At the 1994 European Parliament election, she was elected to represent Leicester, serving until 1999.

Waddington was president of the European Association for the Education of Adults[2] from 2008 to 2013.

She is currently (2019) councillor for Fosse ward on Leicester City Council[3] and has been an Assistant City Mayor under the elected Mayor of Leicester Peter Soulsby.

Notes and References

  1. Book: BBC-Vacher's Biographical Guide 1996 . 1996 . BBC Political Research Unit and Vacher's Publications . London . 0951520857 . 6–42.
  2. http://www.eaea.org/index.php?k=2826 President: Sue Waddington
  3. Web site: Councillor Susan Waddington . Leicester.gov.uk . 15 December 2019.