Layla Moran
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Layla Michelle Moran (born 12 September 1982) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon since 2017.[1]
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Layla Moran | |
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Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education | |
Assumed office 17 June 2017 | |
Leader | Vince Cable Jo Swinson Ed Davey Mark Pack |
Preceded by | Sarah Olney |
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | |
In office 21 August 2019 ā 6 January 2020 | |
Leader | Jo Swinson Ed Davey Sal Brinton Mark Pack |
Preceded by | The Baroness Bonham-Carter |
Succeeded by | Daisy Cooper |
Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon | |
Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Nicola Blackwood |
Majority | 8,943 (15.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Layla Michelle Moran (1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 41) Hammersmith, London, England |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Relatives | James Moran (father) |
Education | Imperial College London (BSc) Brunel University London (PGCE) University College London (MA) |
Website | www |
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She has been the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for education since 2017, and was spokesperson for digital, culture, media and sport from 2019 to 2020. She is Britain's first openly pansexual Member of Parliament.[2]
In March 2020, she announced her candidacy for the leadership post for the Liberal Democrats.[3] She ran against Ed Davey. She lost the leadership election, coming second place.[4]