Ambassador for Epilepsy Award 2013

Gay Mitchell

Mr Gay Mitchell, MEP, has been a supporter of IBE for many years and a strong voice for people with epilepsy in Europe during his three terms as a Member of the European Parliament. He hosted the launch of the 1st European Epilepsy Day in 2011; created the European Advocates for Epilepsy special interest group of MEPs; and submitted the EU Written Declaration on Epilepsy in 2011, which was approved by 459 MEPs .