Irina von Wiese
Irina von Wiese | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for London | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dr Charles Tannock |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | 11 September 1967 Cologne, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality | British, German |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Irina Stephanie von Wiese und Kaiserswaldau[1] (born 11 September 1967) is a British politician, who was a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London between 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.[2][3]
Career
In a by-election in 2017, she stood unsuccessfully for election to Hammersmith & Fulham council, coming third.[1]
She was elected a Member of the European Parliament for the London region in the 2019 European Parliament election, on the Liberal Democrat party list, assuming office on 2 July 2019. She sat within the Renew Europe group of liberal political parties and served as Vice-Chair on the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).[4]
Until at least August 2019, she was formerly the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Hammersmith in the 2019 United Kingdom general election.[5][6] She is a candidate for the London Assembly elections in 2020.[citation needed]
Personal life
Wiese holds both German and British citizenship.[7] She earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Harvard University.[7] She has one teenage daughter[8] and has housed refugees in her London home since 2016, working with the charity Refugees at Home.[8]
References
- ^ a b "2017 council by-election results". LBHF. 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Brexit Party leads in Euro poll as UK results roll in - updates". Evening Standard. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Home | Irina VON WIESE | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidates". Mark Pack. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ MEP, Irina von Wiese (1 March 2019). "Thank you to all Hammersmith LibDem members who entrusted me with their vote. I am honoured to have been selected your parliamentary candidate. The work starts today - let's put Liberal Democrats back on the Hammersmith map!pic.twitter.com/Si4eKMc4b8".
- ^ a b "Irina Von Wiese". London Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ a b "What Hosting A Refugee Taught My Teenage Daughter". HuffPost UK. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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