ASEAN. In 2008 she was nominated to serve as the European Parliament's representative on the European Statistical Advisory Committee. Second term Bowles was re-elected in the 2009 European Parliament election, and took up her seat on 14 July. Shortly thereafter Bowles was elected chairwoman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, succeeding Pervenche Beres. Bowles was re-elected chairwoman of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in January 2012 and served in this role until the end of the parliamentary term in 2014. In early 2012 she announced her intention not to restand for election. See also Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2004-2009 References External links Sharon Bowles MEP - official site Sharon Bowles' profile at the European Parliament Sharon Bowles' profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats Article about Sharon's work on civil partnerships in Europe 1953 births Living people Alumni of the University of Reading Liberal Democrats (UK) parliamentary candidates Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II Liberal Democrats (UK) MEPs MEPs for England 2004–2009 MEPs for England 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for England British lawyers British women lawyers Patent attorneys People from Oxford