Background
Callanan was born on 8 August 1961 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Callanan was born on 8 August 1961 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 1985, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (Bachelor of Science) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle Polytechnic.
On 8 August 2014, it was announced that he will be made a Conservative life peer in the House of Lords. Local Councillor
Callanan was a Conservative Councillor on Tyne and Wear County Council between 1983 and 1986 (when the council was abolished) and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council between 1987 and 1996. He worked as a project engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998, when he was elected to the European Parliament.
He unsuccessfully stood as a parliamentary candidate for Washington (in the 1987 election), Gateshead East (in the 1992 election), and Tynemouth (in the 1997 election).
In December 2011, he became the leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament. As a leader of a parliamentary group, he had a seat in the political leadership of the European Parliament, the Conference of Presidents.
Callanan is a regular contributor to ConservativeHome, writing a monthly report. Callanan was created a Life Peer on 24 September 2014 taking the title Baron Callanan, of Low Fell in the County of Tyne and Wear.
He was Member of the European Parliament for North East England and Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group from 1999 to 2014. Member of European Parliament
He was a Member of the European Parliament for the North East England constituency from 1999, re-elected in 2004 and 2009. He was a member of the American College of Physicians-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and was also member of the two European Parliament"s committee on the environment, public health and food safety (ENVI).