John Howarth (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Howarth (politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Howarth (born 31 October 1958) is a British Labour Party politician, and member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England. He was educated in Gateshead at Highfield Comprehensive School and at the University of Essex where he read Economics.
He started his career as a Labour Party official, then working in the Information Technology and Communication Design.
He spent 11 years as a Councillor serving on Berkshire County Council, Reading Borough Council and the South East England Regional Assembly. Howarth succeeded Anneliese Dodds who had represented the seat since the 2014 European Parliament election until she was elected as MP for Oxford East in the 2017 General Election, and he was re-elected at the 2019 European Parliament election.