For the British headmistress, see Sarah Allen Olney.
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Sarah Olney
ACCA
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament for Richmond Park
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by
Zac Goldsmith
Majority
7,766 (11.9%)
In office 1 December 2016 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by
Zac Goldsmith
Succeeded by
Zac Goldsmith
Liberal Democrat portfolios
2017
Education
2020
International Trade
2020–2022
Transport
2020–
Business and Industrial Strategy
2020–2022
Energy and Climate Change
2022–
Treasury
Personal details
Born
Sarah Jane McGibbon
(1977-01-11) 11 January 1977 (age 47) Frimley, Surrey, England
Political party
Liberal Democrats
Spouse
Benjamin Olney
(m. 2002)
Children
2
Alma mater
King's College London
Occupation
Accountant
Website
www.saraholney.com
Sarah Jane Olney (néeMcGibbon, 11 January 1977) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park since 2019, previously holding the seat from 2016 to 2017.[1][2][3][4] Olney has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Treasury since July 2022 and for Business and Industrial Strategy since January 2020.
She was the constituency's MP for six months, from a by-election in December 2016 to the general election in June 2017, before she regained the seat at the 2019 general election, facing off against Zac Goldsmith in both elections. She was the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Trade from January to September 2020 and for Education from May to June 2017.
Whilst out of Parliament, she was a financial accountant for Historic Royal Palaces, from 2018 to 2019.[4]
^Hope, Christopher; Henderson, Barney. "Richmond Park by-election: Lib Dems' Sarah Olney defeats Zac Goldsmith". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^"Perspective on Politics" (PDF). InTouch. London: King's College London. Spring 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^"Interview: Sarah Olney ACCA, Liberal Democrat MP | ACCA Global". www.accaglobal.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ ab"Olney, Sarah Jane, (born 11 Jan. 1977), MP (Lib Dem) Richmond Park, Dec. 2016–2017 and since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u288426. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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Secretary to the Treasury. In November 2021, the Liberal Democrat MP, SarahOlney, claimed that Frazer had a conflict of interest because of a contract...
of the railway line is part of Richmond Park, which is represented by SarahOlney of the Liberal Democrats, and the area south of the railway line (including...
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