Commission's decision to directly invoke Article 7 of the EU Treaties for the first time into alleged rule of law breaches by the Polish government. He led all-party European Parliament rule of law delegations that year to Poland and Slovakia following the murder there of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak. In 2019 he oversaw, with the Committee on Budget Control, the European Parliament mandate to create and appoint the first European Chief Public Prosecutor and operational office tackling corruption, calling on EPPO's remit to be extended to fight serious organised criminals, including people traffickers. In May 2019, Claude Moraes stood for the Labour Party at the number one position in the London constituency and was reelected in the 2019 European Elections. Following those elections he was elected Vice President of the Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D) in the European Parliament. Honours and recognition In 2011 Moraes was Dod's and the European Parliament Magazine's 'MEP of the Year' for work on human rights. In 2016 he was named as one of Politico Magazine's "40 MEPs Who Actually Matter". In 2017 the organisation Vote Watch Europe listed him as "the most influential" British MEP and sixth most influential MEP in the European Parliament. In 2019, with MPs Alberto Costa and Stuart McDonald he was given the Ambassador Award for work on EU citizens rights by the the3million. Claude Moraes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to human rights, and he was awarded an honorary doctorate (DUniv) by the University of Greenwich in 2022. References External links 1965 births Living people Alumni of the University of Dundee Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London Alumni of the London School of Economics Labour Party (UK) MEPs Commissioners for Racial Equality Scottish people of Indian descent British politicians of Indian descent Scottish people of Portuguese descent Aden emigrants to Scotland MEPs for England 1999–2004 MEPs for England 2004–2009 MEPs for England 2009–2014 MEPs for England 2014–2019 Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates MEPs for England 2019–2020 Officers of the Order of the British Empire