Diana Wallis
Diana Paulette Wallis, FCIL (born 28 June 1954 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a British former Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Wallis was first elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and in 2009. She resigned her seat in January 2012 and went on to pursue academic, legal and mediation-related activities.
Diana Wallis | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| In office 10 June 1999 – 8 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1954 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Change UK (2019) Yorkshire Party (2015–2019) Liberal Democrat (past) |
| Spouse | Stewart Arnold |
| Alma mater | North London Polytechnic University of Kent |
| Occupation | Politician and lawyer |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | https://dianawallis.wordpress.com/ |
On 6 September 2013, Wallis was elected President of the European Law Institute, an independent non-profit organisation established to initiate, conduct and facilitate research, make recommendations and provide practical guidance in the field of European legal development with a goal of enhancing the European legal integration. She was re-elected in 2015 for a second term, which lasted until 2017.
Wallis contested Haltemprice and Howden as a Yorkshire Party candidate in the 2015 and 2017 UK General Elections and subsequently left that party in March 2019.
She later joined Change UK and was selected as the lead candidate for Yorkshire and the Humber at the 2019 European Parliament elections.