Rory Palmer (born 19 November 1981) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Labour Party, he was also the Labour candidate in the 2024 Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election.
Rory Palmer | |
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.jpg) Palmer in 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands | |
| In office 3 October 2017 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Glenis Willmott |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Deputy Mayor of Leicester | |
| In office 10 May 2011 – 3 October 2017 | |
| Mayor | Peter Soulsby |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Adam Clarke |
| Member of Leicester City Council for Eyres Monsell | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 3 October 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Pantling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1981 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Education | University of York (BA) |
Early life and career
editPalmer was born on born 19 November 1981.[1] He attended Hartland School in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. He studied Social Policy at the University of York from 2000 to 2003.[2]
Palmer briefly worked for the Institute for Public Policy Research as a research assistant, before working for nearly five years as a parliamentary assistant to the Labour MPs John Mann and Peter Soulsby.[3] Having first been elected for the Labour Party as a councillor for the Eyres Monsell ward of Leicester City Council in May 2007, he became one of the council's deputy mayors in May 2011.[4][5]
Palmer worked as senior policy, public affairs and campaigns manager at the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.[6] After leaving the European Parliament, he became network lead for the Trussell Trust East Midlands.[7]
Political career
editIn the 2010 general election, he unsuccessfully stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Bosworth constituency in Leicestershire.[8] In the 2014 European Parliament election, he was second on the Labour party list in the East Midlands constituency[9] but was not elected. After the Labour MEP Glenis Willmott announced in July 2017 that she would stand down in October of that year, Palmer succeeded her and became an MEP.[10] He remained in this role, being elected in his own right at the 2019 election, until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020.[11]
Palmer is a member of the Fabian Society and spent two years on the Executive Committee of the Society from 2019 to 2021.[6] In the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, Palmer was Labour's candidate for Leicestershire, coming second.[12]
References
edit- ^ Companies House
- ^ "Rory Palmer". Linkedin. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Former MEP takes charity role". PR Week. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Councillor Rory Palmer". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby announces cabinet". BBC News. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "East Midlands Young Fabians meet Rory Palmer". Young Fabians. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Honeycombe-Foster, Matt (23 June 2022). "London Influence: Party poopers - Lewis lobbying - Common people". Politico. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Cook, David (24 April 2014). "Statement of Persons Nominated". Kettering Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Fagan, Ciaran (5 July 2017). "Leicester Deputy Mayor Rory Palmer to become an MEP". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Rory Palmer". European Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Richardson, Hannah (28 June 2023). "Rory Palmer pledges crackdown on knife crime in bid for top police job". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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