David Martin (Scottish politician)

David Martin ( born August 26, 1954 in Edinburgh) is since 1984 an MEP for the Labour Party in Scotland for the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.

Career

David Martin was from 1970 to 1974 assistant to a stockbroker. From 1974 to 1978 he was active as an animal welfare activist. From 1982 to 1984 he was a member of the Regional Council of Lothian (Scotland). 1984 Martin made ​​a bachelor's degree in economics in 1996 and a Masters in European Law.

Policy and deputy

David Martin is a longstanding member of the trade union Unite and GMB. From 1987 to 1988 he was a member of the National Board of the Labour Party. Today he is a board member of the Labour Party in Scotland.

Martin was elected in 1984 on the national list of Labour Party in the European Parliament. He was from 1984 to 1987 Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control, 198-1988, he was Deputy Chairman of the Socialist Group. Martin was from 1989 to 2004 Vice- President of the European Parliament and 2002 candidate for the office of President of Parliament. He was also more than 30 times the official rapporteur of the European Parliament.

Martin is currently a member of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Petitions and the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand. He is also a substitute member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council.