Michael Hindley

Michael Hindley is a British politician, who, from 1984 until 1999, was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Lancashire East from 1984–94, and Lancashire South from 1994-99. He is a member of the Labour Party In 1997, he was threatened with suspension alongside three other Labour MEP after he refused to sign an internal code of practice. However the motion to suspend was not submitted to any meeting of the Labour Party. Subsequently served as Labour County Councillor in Lancashire (2001-2005) Has been Associate Professor at Georgetown University, Washington DC. Since 2008 has been Trade Policy Adviser to European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)Frequently lectures on EU External Policy most recently at City University, Geneva & Gottingen University, Germany He contested Blackpool North for Labour during the United Kingdom general election, 1983 but lost to the incumbent Conservative. During The Troubles, he argued against a military British presence in Northern Ireland.