Caroline Lucas

Caroline Lucas ( born December 9, 1960 in Malvern ) is a British politician. She was 2008-2012 chairman of the Green Party of England and Wales and, since May 2010, the only representative of her party in the House. Previously, she was from 1999 to 2010 Member of the European Parliament.

Lucas studied at the University of Exeter, 1989, she received her doctorate in English literature and women's studies. In the European elections in 1999, she was elected in the constituency of South East England in the European Parliament, where she Greens / EFA joined. In the European elections in 2004 and 2009, she was able to achieve a mandate again, respectively. Most recently, she was also a member of the Committee on International Trade and the Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council.

In 2010 she resigned from the European Parliament, after she had won the British general election in 2010 in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion. So you won the first seat for the Green Party in the British House of Commons. End of 2012, Lucas gave the chair of her party to Natalie Bennett.