Having been a Member of the European Parliament for fifteen years, David Bowe has a detailed understanding of the political and procedural dynamic of the European Parliament and of the Brussels political environment more generally.

During his fifteen-year tenure, David specialised in industrial and environmental issues, in particular: chemicals, biotechnology and waste and pollution control. Between 1999-2004, he was Environment Spokesman for the UK Labour Group, playing a central role in the development of legislation on all these issues and liaising closely with the UK Environment Ministry.

During his time in the European Parliament, David dealt in detail with a wide range of industrial and environmental legislative issues: as Socialist Group spokesman on the White Paper preceding REACH; as rapporteur on the waste management, pollution prevention and landfill directives; and as the chief Parliament negotiator on GMOs.

David has also supplemented his scientific academic background with industrial experience gained while a Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust, working particularly on day-to-day industrial management and marketing at the Laporte chemicals company.

Before being elected to the European Parliament in 1989, David worked as a science teacher and as a member of Middlesbrough Borough Council in the UK.