South West

Molly Scott Cato is the lead candidate for South West’s election.

She is a professor of Strategy and Sustainability at Roehampton University and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. Molly is the Green Party's Economics Spokesperson.

She holds a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Degree from Oxford University, a Master of Science Degree from Open University, and a PhD in Economics from Aberystwyth University. She has particular knowledge of and interest in economics. For more information please see the website www.greeneconomist.org or gaianeconomics.blogspot.co.ok.

Molly Scott Cato's press secretary is Andrew Bell (abell@phonecoop.coop)

Councillor Emily McIvor is the second candidate for South West’s election.

McIvor has been an EU policy adviser for many years and will use her experience if elected. Emily works as Senior EU Policy Advisor for the Humane Society International and is a former Director of Policy at the Dr. Hadwen Trust for Humane Research. In 2011 she was honoured to receive the Henry Spira Award for her contribution to EU animal welfare policy.

She has been a member of the Green Party for many years and has contested local, national and European elections, and served on the Party's national executive committee (GPEX). The impact of Green MEPs in Brussels and Strasbourg is inspiring, and she looks forward to using her expertise as an EU policy advisor to help add to their numbers in 2014.

Other candidates: Cllr Ricky Knight, Audaye Elesedy, Judy Maciejowska, Mark Chivers