  Andrew Duff MEPLiberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for East of England |
About Andrew
- Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the East of England
- Spokesman for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
- Substitute Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence
- Member of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
- President of the Union of European Federalists
- Chairman of the Spinelli Federalist Intergroup of the European Parliament
Curriculum vitae
Andrew was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire on 25 December 1950. He studied at Sherborne School, Dorset; University of Cambridge; Université Libre de Bruxelles. He has previously worked for the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government and the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. From 1993-99, Andrew was the Director of the Federal Trust for Education and Research, London. He was a councillor for the City of Cambridge from 1982-1990, and Vice-President of the Liberal Democrats 1994-1997. Andrew was awarded an OBE in 1997. He is a member of the EU Convention on the Charter of Fundamental Rights 1999-2000. He was the Chairman of the Liberal caucus to the Convention on the Future of Europe 2002-2003 and acted as a representative of the European Parliament to the Intergovernmental Conference in 2007. He is a Founding member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
Andrew has authored and edited many articles and books on European integration, including:
- Federal Union Now (2011)
- Post-national democracy and the reform of the European Parliament (2010)
- Making the Difference - Essays in honour of Shirley Williams (2010)
- Saving the European Union - The Logic of the Lisbon Treaty (2009)
- True Guide to the Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
- Constitution Plus: renegotiating the treaty (2007);
- Plan B: How to Rescue the European Constitution (2006);
- The Struggle for Europe's Constitution (2005);
- The Treaty of Amsterdam (1997);
- Reforming the European Union (1997);
- Maastricht and Beyond: Building the European Union (1994).
Andrew Duff writes monthly for FT.com.