Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper | |
|---|---|
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| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Ed Davey & Mark Pack |
| Preceded by | Phillip Lee |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | |
| Assumed office 6 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Ed Davey & Mark Pack |
| Preceded by | Layla Moran |
| Member of Parliament for St Albans | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Main |
| Majority | 6,293 (10.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds[1] University of Nottingham[2] |
| Website | www |
Daisy Cooper is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans at the 2019 general election.[3]
Early life
Before becoming an MP, Cooper worked in Commonwealth affairs, for VSO,[1] for the Hacked Off campaign for victims of press abuse, and for the cross-party group More United.[4] She took part in the "Save the St Albans Pubs" campaign. Cooper also runs a local independent campaign group for rail users.[5]
Political career
Cooper was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Suffolk Coastal constituency in the 2010 general election, where she came second. She stood for President of the Liberal Democrats in 2014, coming second to Sal Brinton.
In the 2015 general election she stood in Mid Sussex, where she came fourth, losing to Sir Nicholas Soames. Cooper was the Liberal Democrat candidate for St Albans in the 2017 general election, when she came second. In 2019 she ran Jo Swinson's leadership campaign.[4]
Cooper was elected as the MP for St Albans in the 2019 general election, winning the seat from the Conservative MP, Anne Main, who had held the seat since 2005.[6][7]
Cooper became the first Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans.[8]
The Guardian named Cooper as one of the ten new MPs from all political parties to 'watch out for'.[4]
In January 2020, it was announced that Cooper had been appointed as the party's justice, culture, media and sport spokesperson.[9][better source needed]
References
- ^ a b c Barbara Kasumu (31 July 2013). "One to watch: Why political campaigner Daisy Cooper is going places". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Daniel Bond (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". The House Magazine. (Cooper is 125 of 140 in this list). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "St Albans parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b c Walker, Peter (16 December 2019). "The new parliament – what and who to watch out for". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Davies, Joe (13 December 2019). "Who is St Albans' new Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper?". hertfordshiremercury. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Lib Dems gain St Albans while David Gauke loses seat". 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Association, Press (18 November 2019). "Constituency profile: St Albans". Evening Express. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Suslak, Anne (13 December 2019). "Liberal Democrats victorious in St Albans to unseat Conservatives in the 2019 General Election". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Lib Dems downgrade their 'Shadow Cabinet' to a 'Commons team'". Left Foot Forward. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
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