Emma McClarkin


Emma McClarkin, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region from 2009 to 2019.
She was first elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2014. She was a spokesman for international trade for the Conservative Party.

Life

McClarkin was born in Stroud, in Gloucestershire, and went to Stroud Girls High School. She graduated in law at Bournemouth University and worked as a law clerk, and also as a government relations executive for the Rugby Football Union.

Career

In May 2009, McClarkin was one of five candidates elected to the European Parliament from the East Midlands Region. She was at that time the youngest elected member. She was re-elected in 2014.
She has sat on a number of European Parliament Committees and delegations, including the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Delegation for Relations with the United States.
In September 2019 McClarkin was appointed as chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association.