Richard Corbett (born 6 January 1955, Southport, Lancashire) was a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for Yorkshire and the Humber, serving between 1996 and 2009. Under the single member constituency system that predates the present proportional representation system, he represented Merseyside West from 1996 to 1999.
He lost his seat in the 2009 European Parliament elections. He is currently an adviser to the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
On 14 November 2012, Corbett was voted by a panel of retired diplomats, journalists, academics and think-tankers, as the fourth most influential Briton on EU policy, ahead of the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and Commission Vice President Baroness Ashton.
Read more about Richard Corbett: Education, Before The European Parliament, The European Parliament, Other Activities, Richard Corbett Versus The UK Independence Party, Defeat, After The European Parliament, Publications
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