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Arlene McCarthy

Arlene McCarthyArlene McCarthy has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1994 and has represented the North West since 1999. Since the 2009 elections Arlene has been Vice Chair of the Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

Posted on Oct 07, 2009 at 05:18pm

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