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Dame Pauline Green DBE | |
|---|---|
 Green in 2005 | |
| President of the International Co-operative Alliance | |
| In office November 2009 – June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ivano Barberini |
| Succeeded by | Monique F. Leroux |
| Chief Executive of Co-operatives UK | |
| In office 1 January 2000 – 9 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Wilkinson (The Co-operative Union) |
| Succeeded by | Ed Mayo (Secretary General) |
| President of ICA Europe | |
| In office 2002 – November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lars Hillbom |
| President, Co-operative Congress[1] | |
| In office 1997–1997 | |
| Preceded by | GW Money, MBE |
| Succeeded by | Alan Middleton |
| Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Cot |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Barón Crespo |
| Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party | |
| In office June 1993 – 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Glyn Ford |
| Succeeded by | Wayne David |
| Member of the European Parliament for London London North (1989–1999) | |
| In office 15 June 1989 – 15 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | John Leslie Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Mary Honeyball |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pauline Wiltshire 8 December 1948 Gżira, Crown Colony of Malta |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse | Paul Green |
| Alma mater | Open University, London School of Economics |
Dame Pauline Green, DBE (born 8 December 1948)[2] is a former Labour and Co-operative Member of the European Parliament and former Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists (PES).[3] As leader of the Parliamentary Group of the PES, she had a central role in the controversy surrounding the failure to discharge the European Commission (EC)'s 1996 budget, bringing the first motion of censure against the commission but voting against it.[4] She then changed her position following corruption allegations raised by EC official Paul van Buitenen to call for Jacques Santer (then President of the European Commission) to react promptly or be sacked.[5] Green lost the leadership of the PES in 1999, which was attributed in part to her handling of the incident.[6][7][8]
Following her re-election as an MEP in 1999, Green announced that she was retiring from politics to take up a position as the first female Chief Executive of Co-operatives UK,[9] a position that she held until 2009.[10] Her work with the organisation included sitting on and responding to the recommendations of the Co-operative Commission,[11] facilitating the organisation's merger with the Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) and working to "secure and celebrate" the Co-operative Advantage.[12]
In the 2003 New Year Honours Green was appointed as a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)[13] while also holding the office of the President of ICA Europe[14][15] until her election as President of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in November 2009.[clarification needed]
As with her appointment to Co-operatives UK, she is the first female president in the organisation's history.[16]
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- ^ The Staff Team, 27 September 2007, archived from the original on 26 October 2007, retrieved 7 November 2007
- ^ co-operative union ltd annual report & financial statements year ended 31 December 2000, 31 December 2000
- ^ Green, Pauline (31 December 2000), "Chief Executive & General Secretary's review of the year", co-operative union ltd annual report & financial statements year ended 31 December 2000, pp. 8–9
- ^ "New Year's Honours List —United Kingdom: Order of the British Empire: (Civil Division): D.B.E." The London Gazette. No. 56797 Supplement No. 1. 30–31 December 2002. p. S7. ISBN 978-0-11-666797-7. ISSN 0374-3721. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Green, Pauline (11 November 2006), Co-operatives Europe Regional Assembly, Saturday 11 November 2006 Statutory Meeting (PDF), retrieved 2 October 2007 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pauline Green". UWIC > Academic Schools > Cardiff School of Management > Conferences > WIRC Conference > keynotes Speakers. University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006.
- ^ New Board of Directors for the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), November 2009, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 10 December 2009