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Graham Watson

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Sir Graham Robert Watson (born 23 March 1956) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 1994 to 2014. Watson was the chairman of the Parliament's committee on citizens rights, justice and home affairs (1999–2002). He then served for seven and a half years as leader of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament, first as leader of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group (2002–2004) and then as leader of the new Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (2004–2009). From 2011 until 2015, he was the president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graham Watson is the 17,390th most popular politician (up from 18,216th in 2019), the 5,676th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,431st in 2019) and the 647th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Graham Watson ranks 17,390 out of 19,576Before him are Nello Musumeci, Cécile Kyenge, Hrant Bagratyan, Stéphane Séjourné, Anand Satyanand, and Thomas Corwin. After him are Tomas Gustafson, Paine Wingate, William Paca, Kiril Petkov, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, and Barbara Prammer.

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Among people born in 1956, Graham Watson ranks 563Before him are Vasile Pușcașu, Kent Nilsson, Marian Woronin, Marianne Thyssen, Shashi Tharoor, and Susanne Blakeslee. After him are Lionello Manfredonia, Ana Rosa Quintana, Payao Poontarat, Theodoros Kontidis, Gert Frank, and Larry Charles.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Graham Watson ranks 5,678 out of 8,785Before him are Rod Temperton (1949), Dick King-Smith (1922), Nicky Butt (1975), Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Ray Noble (1903), and Andy Auld (1900). After him are John Edwards (1953), Alex Scott (1984), Walter Donaldson (1907), J. I. Packer (1926), Joanna Baillie (1762), and Jimmy Murphy (1910).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Graham Watson ranks 647Before him are Nick Clegg (1967), Harry Atkinson (1831), Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), Shashi Tharoor (1956), John Bright (1811), and George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716). After him are David Thompson (1961), William Lyon Mackenzie (1795), Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), Susie Wolff (1982), Francis Lewis (1713), and Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986).