Caroline Lucas — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion from 2010 to 2024.
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales for three terms (2003-2006, 2007-2012, 2016-2018).
First MP for the Green Party of England and Wales.
Authored books and is a campaigner and keynote speaker.
Received a PhD in English from the University of Exeter in 1989.
Served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999, re-elected in 2004 and 2009.

Biography

Caroline Lucas is a British politician known for her extensive career with the Green Party of England and Wales. Born in Malvern in 1960, she earned a first-class BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Exeter and a diploma of journalism from the University of Kansas. She later completed a PhD in English from the University of Exeter in 1989. Lucas joined the Green Party in 1986 and began her political career serving on Oxfordshire County Council from 1993 to 1997.