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John Howarth | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:John_Howarth_MEP.jpg) Howarth in 2013 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for South East England | |
| In office 30 June 2017 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anneliese Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1958 Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Jane Coney |
| Children | Two from first marriage and a step daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Essex |
| Profession | Designer |
John Howarth (born 31 October 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 2017 to 2020.
Howarth succeeded Anneliese Dodds who had represented the seat since the 2014 European Parliament election until she was elected as MP for Oxford East in the 2017 General Election, and he was re-elected at the 2019 European Parliament election.
He was educated in Gateshead at Highfield Comprehensive School and at the University of Essex where he read Economics. He started his career as a Labour Party official, then working and running businesses in Information Technology, Design, Business Communications and Public Affairs. He spent 11 years as a Councillor serving on Berkshire County Council, Reading Borough Council and the South East England Regional Assembly.