Michael Edward Woodin (6 November 1965 – 9 July 2004) was the

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of the

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and a city

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for

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from 1994 to 2004. He was Principal Speaker for six of the eight years between 1998 and 2004, firstly alongside

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before her election as an MEP, then alongside Margaret Wright, and lastly with

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MEP. He was educated at Gravesend Grammar School,

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, and

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. He was lecturer in

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Biography

Woodin was one of the first Green Party city councillors elected in England and was Leader of the Green Party Group on Oxford City Council. He stood for the Green party in Oxford West and Abingdon in the

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, and

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

general elections. He was listed as Green Party's second candidate in

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for the European Parliament elections in

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

after

. Woodin and Lucas co-authored the book ''Green Alternatives to Globalisation: A Manifesto'', and a booklet against the single currency

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: ''The Euro or a Sustainable Future for Britain?''. WoodinM WolvercoteCemetery

Woodin died in 2004 of secondary cancer of the lungs, despite being a lifelong non-smoker and keen observant of healthy living. At his funeral, his coffin was towed by bicycle through the streets of Oxford, in accordance with his wishes for the event to be car-free.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodin, Mike 1965 births 2004 deaths Burials in Oxfordshire Alumni of Wolfson College, Oxford Deaths from lung cancer in England Jewish English politicians Green Party of England and Wales parliamentary candidates Members of Oxford City Council People educated at Gravesend Grammar School Green Party of England and Wales councillors