Caroline Lucas

Caroline Lucas (born 9 December 1960)^[1] is a British politician. She is the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion.^[2] She was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from September 2008 to September 2012. She was later co-leader of the party with Jonathan Bartley from September 2016 to September 2018. She is the UK's first ever Green MP. She was first elected as an MP in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 and then re-elected in 2015 and again in 2017.^[3]

Caroline Lucas MP
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
In office 2 September 2016 – 4 September 2018 Serving with Jonathan Bartley
Deputy	Amelia Womack
Preceded by	Natalie Bennett
In office 5 September 2008 – 5 September 2012
Deputy	Adrian Ramsay
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Natalie Bennett
Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales
In office 30 November 2007 – 5 September 2008
Preceded by	Siân Berry
Succeeded by	Position abolished
In office 2003 – 24 November 2006
Preceded by	Margaret Wright
Succeeded by	Siân Berry
Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	David Lepper
Majority	7,967 (14.6%)
Member of the European Parliament for South East England
In office 14 June 1999 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Keith Taylor
Personal details
Born	Caroline Patricia Lucas (1960-12-09) 9 December 1960 (age 63) Malvern, England, UK
Political party	Green Party UK (1986–1990) Green Party of England and Wales (1990–present)
Spouse(s)	Richard Savage
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Exeter University of Kansas, Lawrence
Website	Official website

References

1. Anon (2014). Lucas, Dr. Caroline. Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U25060. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) (subscription required)
2. Johathan Walker (14 August 2014). "Green Party leader Natalie Bennett: Voters are ready to back a radical alternative to inequality". The Journal. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
3. Annabelle Dickson (12 August 2014). "Lesley Grahame selected to fight Norwich South for the Greens". EDP24. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.