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WATSON, Graham Robert, b 1956, politician

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 WATSON

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: WATSON, Graham Robert, b 1956, politician

Date(s): 1996-1999

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 42 boxes

Name of creator(s): Watson | Graham Robert | b 1956 | politician

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born 1956; educated City of Bath Boys' School and Heriot-Watt University; freelance interpreter and translator in four languages, 1979-1980; Vice-President, 1977-1979, and General Secretary, 1979-1981, International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth; Founder Member, European Community Youth Forum, 1980; Member of Governing Board, European Youth Centre, 1980-1982; Administrator, Paisley College of Technology, 1980-1983; Head of Private Office of the Leader of the Liberal Party (David Steel), 1983-1987; Senior Press officer, TSB Group plc, 1987-1988; Public Affairs manager, 1988-1993, and Senior Public Affairs Manager, 1993-1994, HSBC Holdings plc; Liberal Democrat MEP for Somerset and North Devon, 1994-1999, and South West England, 1999-; Chairman, European Parliament Committee on Justice and Home Affairs, 1999-; Leader, UK Liberal Democratic Party European Parliament, 1999-. Publications: Transport policy in Scotland: time for a rethink (Printout Publications, Edinburgh, 1980); editor of The Liberals in the North-South dialogue (1980).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Graham Robert Watson, 1996-1999, including material relating to constituency work, such as correspondence with individual constituents and interest groups, papers concerning elections and subject files on issues including BSE, European monetary union and business.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Unsorted.

Conditions governing access:

Closed.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright is retained by the depositor.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Unlisted.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Given by Graham Watson in 1999.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

The British Library of Political and Economic Science has some European election ephemera relating to Graham Watson (Ref: Coll Misc 0867/61).

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.