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Caroline Lucas
MP
Caroline Lucas MP
	Official portrait, 2019
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
Succeeded by	Jonathan Bartley and ; Siân Berry
	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; 30 November 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	19,940 (34.4%)
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; 9 December 1960 (age 63); Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Political party	Green Party of England and Wales (1990–present)
Other political; affiliations	Green Party UK (1986–1990)
Spouse	Richard Savage (m. 1991)
Children	2
Education	Malvern Girls' College
Alma mater	University of Exeter (BA, PhD); University of Kansas (Diploma of Journalism);
Signature
Website	www.carolinelucas.com
Academic background
Thesis	Writing for Women: woman as reader in Elizabethan romance (1989)

Caroline Patricia Lucas (born 9 December 1960)^[1] is a British politician who has twice led the Green Party of England and Wales and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion since the 2010 general election. She was re-elected in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections, increasing her majority each time.

Born in Malvern in Worcestershire, Lucas graduated from the University of Exeter and the University of Kansas before receiving a PhD from the University of Exeter in 1989.^[2] She joined the Green Party in 1986 and held various party roles, also serving on Oxfordshire County Council from 1993 to 1997. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England in 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and 2009,^[3]^[4] also serving as the party's female Principal Speaker from 2003 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2008.

Lucas was elected the first leader of the Green Party in 2008 and was selected to represent the constituency of Brighton Pavilion in the 2010 general election, becoming the party's first MP. She stood down as party leader in 2012 to devote more time to her parliamentary duties and focus on an ultimately successful campaign to be re-elected as an MP. She returned as party leader from September 2016 to September 2018, sharing the post with Jonathan Bartley. She stated in June 2023 that she would not stand at the next general election.^[5]

Lucas is known as a campaigner and writer on green economics, localisation, alternatives to globalisation, trade justice, animal welfare and food. In her time as a politician and activist, she has worked with non-governmental organizations and think tanks, including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Oxfam.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference whoswho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Lucas, Caroline (1989). Writing for women: a study of woman as a reader in Elizabethan romance. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Exeter. OCLC 1088533841. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.328713. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Harris, John (8 February 2010). "Could Brighton Pavilion elect Britain's first Green MP?". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ Greens Pick MEP Lucas to Run for MP Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Brighton Argus, 18 July 2007
^ Lucas, Caroline. "My open letter to constituents in Brighton Pavilion". carolinelucas.com. Caroline Lucas. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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[cphd-2] Lucas, Caroline (1989). Writing for women: a study of woman as a reader in Elizabethan romance. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Exeter. OCLC 1088533841. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.328713. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[3] Harris, John (8 February 2010). "Could Brighton Pavilion elect Britain's first Green MP?". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[ArgosArticle2-4] Greens Pick MEP Lucas to Run for MP Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Brighton Argus, 18 July 2007

[auto-5] Lucas, Caroline. "My open letter to constituents in Brighton Pavilion". carolinelucas.com. Caroline Lucas. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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Caroline Lucas MP
Official portrait, 2019

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
Succeeded by	Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry
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 30 November 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	19,940 (34.4%)
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, Worcestershire, England
Political party	Green Party of England and Wales (1990–present)
Other political affiliations	Green Party UK (1986–1990)
Spouse	Richard Savage (m. 1991)
Children	2
Education	Malvern Girls' College
Alma mater	University of Exeter (BA, PhD)^[1]^[2] University of Kansas (Diploma of Journalism)
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Website	www.carolinelucas.com


Academic background
Thesis	Writing for Women: woman as reader in Elizabethan romance (1989)

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