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East of England Euro MP Richard Howitt announced his intention to leave the European Parliament later this year, to become head of the International Integrated Reporting Council dedicated to linking companies with society, the environment and the wider economy.
During more than 22 years as a Labour Euro MP, Richard Howitt has served as Rapporteur (lead-MEP) on Corporate Responsibility in four terms of the European Parliament, and was a key architect of the EU’s non-financial information law, one of the biggest transformations in corporate disclosure anywhere in the world.
He has represented European interests in global initiatives on responsible business, including at the United Nations.
Richard Howitt is the second longest-serving British Member of the European Parliament, first elected in 1994, and serves as the only Labour Euro MP in the East of England.
He remains firmly committed to the Labour Party but is standing down as an elected representative to take up the new role.