Mel Read | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands | |
| In office 10 June 1999 –10 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Derek Clark |
| Member of the European Parliament for Nottingham and Leicestershire North West | |
| In office 9 June 1994 –10 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Coates |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the European Parliament for Leicester | |
| In office 15 June 1989 –9 June 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Tuckman |
| Succeeded by | Sue Waddington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imelda Mary Read |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Imelda Mary Read (born 8 January 1939),known as Mel Read,is a British politician who served in the European Parliament.
Read was educated at Bishopshalt Grammar School and the University of Nottingham,before becoming a laboratory technician,then an employment officer,and a lecturer. At the 1979 general election,she stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in Melton,and at the 1983 general election,she was unsuccessful in North West Leicestershire. [1]
Read became an MEP in 1989,representing first Leicester and then Nottingham and Leicestershire North West until 1999. She served as a quaestor for part of this period. From 1999,she represented the enlarged seat of the East Midlands. [1]
She stood down at the 2004 European election,at which time she was elected as President of the European Cervical Cancer Association. [2] Read then resigned from the role in 2008 [3]
