De Rossa to quit as MEP

Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa is to step down as a Member of the European Parliament next month.

De Rossa to quit as MEP
Mon, 16 Jan, 2012 - 14:20

Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa is to step down as a Member of the European Parliament next month.

Mr De Rossa was first elected to the Dáil in 1982 and served as Minister for Social Welfare between 1994 and 1997, before being elected to the European Parliament in 1999.

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