Caroline Lucas
Former Brighton Pavilion MP and Green Party leader, in Parliament from 2010 to 2024.
Caroline Lucas represented Brighton Pavilion from 2010 to 2024 and remains active in Green politics after leaving The House of Commons.
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Caroline Lucas represented Brighton Pavilion from 2010 to 2024. Her election made her the first Green Party MP returned under first-past-the-post. She led the Green Party of England and Wales from 2008 to 2012, then served as co-leader from 2016 to 2018 while remaining an MP.
Lucas gave the party a continuous Commons presence for fourteen years and carried its national leadership during two periods. After leaving Parliament, she remained active in Green campaigning without taking another elected role or returning to the party leadership. Her continuing appearances for Green candidates place her between the party's early Westminster breakthrough and its current organisation. That role rests on her record as an MP and former leader, rather than a present office.
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