Richard Howitt (politician)

Richard Howitt
Richard Howitt speaking at the 2016 Labour Party Conference
Cambridgeshire County Councillor
for Petersfield
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded byLinda Jones
Majority430 (14.1%)
Member of the European Parliament
for the East of England
Essex South (1994-1999)
In office
9 June 1994  2 November 2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAlex Mayer
Personal details
Born (1961-04-05) 5 April 1961
Reading, Berkshire
Political partyPES / Labour
ChildrenOllie Howitt-Sutton, Georgia Howitt-Sutton
Alma materLady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Richard Stuart Howitt (born 5 April 1961) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England (formerly Essex South) from 1994 to 2016. A member of the Labour Party, he has represented Petersfield on the Cambridgeshire County Council since 2021.