
Stephen S. Hughes is a Labour Member of the European Parliament (first elected 1984) to represent the Durham & Blaydon European Constituency (comprising the Westminster constituencies of Bishop Auckland, Blaydon, Darlington, Easington, North Durham, North West Durham Sedgefield and Durham City). He has served continuously since and was re-elected in June 2004 to represent the North East Region.
Welcome to the official website of Stephen Hughes MEP
Welcome to my website and many thanks for your visit.
I am the Labour MEP representing 2.5 million people in the North-East region of England in the European Parliament.
The region covers Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and the Tees Valley.
Personal Details
Stephen Skipsey Hughes was born in Sunderland on 19th August 1952 but was raised in Haswell Plough, County Durham. His father is a former miner and his mother is a homemaker. He was educated at St Leonard's in Durham City and St Bede's in Lanchester. He attended Leeds University and Newcastle Polytechnic where he was awarded the Diploma in Municipal Administration (DMA). Before being elected to the European Parliament he was a local government officer.
Stephen Hughes is a member of the GMB union and has, in the past, served as both Constituency Secretary and Election Agent on behalf of the Labour Party.
Stephen Hughes is married and lives in Darlington. He is the father of Gareth, Victoria, Elizabeth, Amelia and James.
Latest Press Releases
(09.07.10) - New Rights for Boat, Bus and Coach Passengers(01.07.10) - EU Mobile Phone Roaming Charges
(19.06.10) - Action to Stop Trade in Torture Instruments
(18.06.10) - Food Labelling
(16.6.10) - Translation Rules to Make EU Trials Fairer
(07.04.10) - Sort out Spanish Property Problems says MEP
(06.04.10) - MEP Promotes EU Teaching Resource
(24.03.10) - MEP Helps small firms beat recession
(02.03.2010) - MEP Welcomes Foreign Students to Carmel
(11.02.10) - Healthcare Workers - Needlestick Injuries
(02.02.2010) - EU Equality Law
(21.1.10) - Major Boost for Agency Workers
(26.11.09) - Protection for Airline Passengers
(10.11.09) - Unsolicited Direct Marketing Calls
(19.03.09) - No truth - Miss/Mrs
(04.03.09) - fight child pronography
(25.02.09) - Students Northumberland
(11.02.09) - EU Surplus Food Scheme
(11.02.09) - Text Charge Cuts
(06.02.09) - Beat the scammers
(04.02.09) - No thread for retained fire crews
(04.02.09) - Lindsay workers
