Keith TAYLOR MEP

Green Party Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England region

DATE OF BIRTH

01 August 1953 

PERSONAL

Keith lives with his partner Lizzie.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Keith sits on the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), the Committee on International Trade (INTA) and the Committee on Petitions (PETI). He is a full member of the Parliamentary delegation to Afghanistan, and a substitute member of the Palestine delegation. Keith is also Vice President of the UK’s Local Government Association Group in the European Parliament – and a member of the Intergroup on LGBT Rights.

POLITICAL BACKGROUND

Keith was a Green Party councillor for St Peter’s & North Laine ward in Brighton and Hove for 11 years, having been elected in 1999. He served as leader of the Council’s Green group from 2001, and on the council planning committee for two years.

In his role as councillor, Keith worked on a huge range of campaigns and case work. He was instrumental in the successful campaign to secure the release of Brighton resident Omar Degayes from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He was a representative for Brighton and Hove on the UN Peace Messenger City project and a City representative to the Local Government Association.

Keith also helped to secure a High Court victory for families with severely autistic children – overturning a council decision in the process.

Keith was a Principal Speaker for the Green Party of England & Wales between 2004 and 2006, before the party adopted a single leader structure. He has been a Green spokesperson on planning and regeneration, has led the development of the party’s manifesto, and has a history of outstanding performance in local and European Parliament elections.

Keith worked for Green Party leader Dr Caroline Lucas MEP for five years as her Regional Liaison Officer, gaining a thorough knowledge of the South East region and developing regional economic policy.

As the Green Party’s next candidate on its European List for the South-East region, Keith takes Caroline’s place in the European Parliament. Caroline now sits in the House of Commons as the UK’s first Green MP.