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British-German politician (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wera Benedicta Hobhouse (née von Reden, 8 February 1960) is a British-German politician. A member of the Liberal Democrats, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath since 2017 and serves as the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change and Transport under Ed Davey.[1]
Wera Hobhouse | |
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Member of Parliament for Bath | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ben Howlett |
Majority | 12,322 (23.6%) |
Rochdale Borough Councillor for Norden | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
2017–2019 | Communities and Local Government |
2019–2020 | Environment and Climate Change |
2019, 2020–2022 | Justice |
2019–2020, 2022–present | Transport |
2020, 2022–present | Energy and Climate Change |
2020–2022 | Women and Equalities |
2020–present | Leader of the House of Commons |
Personal details | |
Born | Wera Benedicta von Reden (1960-02-08) 8 February 1960 (age 64) Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany) |
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Spouse |
William Hobhouse (m. 1989) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | |
Website | www |
Hobhouse served under Tim Farron and Vince Cable as Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government from 2017 to 2019. She served under Jo Swinson as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Transport from 2019 to 2020. She was the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change from February 2019 to August 2019 and again from January 2020 to September 2020.