Edward McMillan-Scott MEP is the only British Vice-President of the directly elected 751-member European Parliament. He has been in the office since 2004 through four consecutive elections by his peers. He is one of the most experienced MEPs and was first elected for Yorkshire & Humber in 1984. As the Vice-President, his portfolio includes Democracy & Human Rights, and Transatlantic Relations. Internationally recognized and respected as a staunch defender of human rights of dissidents in the ex-Soviet bloc, China, and the Arab World, Mr. McMillan-Scott’s voice stands for the voiceless.

A frequent visitor to the Middle East, he has long advocated democratic reforms across the Arab world. He founded the €160 million European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), which promotes democracy and human rights worldwide, operating without host country consent. Mr. McMillan-Scott advocates for civil liberties, fair elections, fair taxation, education reform and radical reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. He supports EU economic governance since the Euro crisis to sustain the EU’s Single Market – which has created 3.5 million jobs in the UK. As a father and grandfather, he campaigns to improve children’s rights across the EU.