Alan Donnelly

Alan John Donnelly (born 16 July 1957) is a British Labour Party politician and former trade unionist from Jarrow.

When European Parliament constituencies were abolished in June 1999 and replaced by multi-member regional seats, Donnelly was selected as the first candidate on the Labour list in the North East and was elected.

Before becoming an MEP, Donnelly worked for the GMB trade union, first in the North East region, and then as National Finance Officer in London.

He is currently the executive chairman of Sovereign Strategy, a public affairs company that he founded in January 2000.

Donnelly has worked closely with Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, becoming chief race steward in 2007–09.