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{{Short description|British Labour Party politician and former trade unionist}}
'''Alan Donnelly''', (born ] ]), is a former Labour ] from ] ] and leader of the ] from 1998 to 2005.
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'''Alan John Donnelly''' (born 16 July 1957) is a British ] politician and former ] from ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1957-07-16 |title=5th parliamentary term {{!}} Alan John DONNELLY {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1315/ALAN+JOHN_DONNELLY/history/5 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> He served as a ] (MEP) and as leader of the ].


Donnelly was first elected to the ] in 1989, representing the ]. He took 69.3% of the vote in 1989, winning by a majority of 95,780.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe2.html|title=United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England|website=www.election.demon.co.uk|access-date=21 August 2018|archive-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922222441/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was re-elected in 1994, winning 74.4% of the vote. When European Parliament constituencies were abolished in June 1999 and replaced by multi-member regional seats, Donnelly was selected as the first candidate on the Labour list in the ] and was elected. He resigned in December 1999, after being leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party since 1997.
He is currently the executive chairman of ], a public affairs company that he founded in January 2000 (as per ).


Before becoming an MEP, Donnelly worked for the ], first in the North East region, and then as National Finance Officer in London. During this time he was part the ] of moderate trade unions that met in ] to plan the expulsion of the ] from the Labour Party. As an MEP, he was later seen as a key ally of ] and served on the ].
He is also active in ], representing ] President ] at Grands Prix.


He is currently the executive chairman of ], a public affairs company that he founded in January 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/interview-alan-donnelly-executive-chairman-sovereign-strategy/article-139242 |title=Interview with Alan Donnelly, Executive Chairman of Sovereign Strategy &#124; European Union Public Affairs |access-date=13 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528003035/http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/interview-alan-donnelly-executive-chairman-sovereign-strategy/article-139242 |archive-date=28 May 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company now has offices in Newcastle, London, and Brussels.
He is known for awarding penalties to Lewis Hamilton, which are often controversial. He previously worked for Ferrari.

Donnelly has worked closely with Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, becoming chief race steward in 2007–09. He has also been chair of the ] Labour Party since 2005. When ] resigned from this seat in 2013, it was Donnelly that he wrote his resignation letter to.

He is ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8656563/How-Labours-favourite-lobbyist-is-pushing-hacking-campaign.html|title=How Labour's 'favourite lobbyist' is pushing hacking campaign|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=24 July 2011|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

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British Labour Party politician and former trade unionist

Official portrait, 1999

Alan John Donnelly (born 16 July 1957) is a British Labour Party politician and former trade unionist from Jarrow. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and as leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.

Donnelly was first elected to the European Parliament in 1989, representing the Tyne and Wear constituency. He took 69.3% of the vote in 1989, winning by a majority of 95,780. He was re-elected in 1994, winning 74.4% of the vote. When European Parliament constituencies were abolished in June 1999 and replaced by multi-member regional seats, Donnelly was selected as the first candidate on the Labour list in the North East and was elected. He resigned in December 1999, after being leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party since 1997.

Before becoming an MEP, Donnelly worked for the GMB trade union, first in the North East region, and then as National Finance Officer in London. During this time he was part the St Ermin's group of moderate trade unions that met in St Ermin's Hotel to plan the expulsion of the Militant tendency from the Labour Party. As an MEP, he was later seen as a key ally of Tony Blair and served on the National Executive Committee.

He is currently the executive chairman of Sovereign Strategy, a public affairs company that he founded in January 2000. The company now has offices in Newcastle, London, and Brussels.

Donnelly has worked closely with Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, becoming chief race steward in 2007–09. He has also been chair of the South Shields Labour Party since 2005. When David Miliband resigned from this seat in 2013, it was Donnelly that he wrote his resignation letter to.

He is openly gay.

References

  1. "5th parliamentary term | Alan John DONNELLY | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 July 1957. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England". www.election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "Interview with Alan Donnelly, Executive Chairman of Sovereign Strategy | European Union Public Affairs". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2006.
  4. Gilligan, Andrew (24 July 2011). "How Labour's 'favourite lobbyist' is pushing hacking campaign". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235.

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Preceded byWayne David Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party
1998–1999 		Succeeded bySimon Murphy
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