Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper (born October 1981) is a British Liberal Democrat politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019.

This article is about the politician. For the actress and writer, see Daisy May Cooper.

Daisy Cooper

MP
Cooper in 2019
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Justice
Assumed office
6 January 2020
LeaderEd Davey & Mark Pack
Preceded byPhillip Lee
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Assumed office
6 January 2020
LeaderEd Davey & Mark Pack
Preceded byLayla Moran
Member of Parliament
for St Albans
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byAnne Main
Majority6,293 (10.9%)
Personal details
Born1981 (age 38–39)[1]
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Leeds[1]
University of Nottingham[2]
Websitewww.daisycooper.org.uk

Early life

Cooper was born in 1981 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.[3] Before becoming an MP, Cooper worked in Commonwealth affairs, for VSO,[1] for the Hacked Off campaign for victims of press abuse, and for the cross-party group More United.[4] She took part in the "Save the St Albans Pubs" campaign. She also runs a local independent campaign group for rail users.[5]

Political career

Cooper was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Suffolk Coastal constituency in the 2010 general election, where she came second behind future cabinet minister Thérèse Coffey. She stood for President of the Liberal Democrats in 2014, coming second to Sal Brinton. During the campaign for the presidency, she declared her support for the group "Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats".[6]

In the 2015 general election, Cooper stood in Mid Sussex where she came fourth, losing to Nicholas Soames. She was the Liberal Democrat candidate for St Albans in the 2017 general election, when she came second. In 2019 she ran Jo Swinson's leadership campaign.[4]

Cooper was elected as the first Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans in the 2019 general election, winning the seat from the Conservative MP, Anne Main, who had held the seat since 2005.[7][8][9][10] The Guardian named her as one of the ten new MPs from all political parties to 'watch out for'.[4]

In January 2020, it was announced Cooper had been appointed as the party's justice, culture, media and sport spokesperson.[11] In June, she took part in a George Floyd protests in Verulamium Park where she gave a speech about police brutality.[12]

References
  1. Barbara Kasumu (31 July 2013). "One to watch: Why political campaigner Daisy Cooper is going places". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. Daniel Bond (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". The House Magazine. (Cooper is 125 of 140 in this list). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Entry Information". FreeBMD. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Walker, Peter (16 December 2019). "The new parliament – what and who to watch out for". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. Davies, Joe (13 December 2019). "Who is St Albans' new Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper?". hertfordshiremercury. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats. Party presidency - candidates' statements. Retrieved 28 April 2020
  7. "St Albans parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. "Lib Dems gain St Albans while David Gauke loses seat". 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. Association, Press (18 November 2019). "Constituency profile: St Albans". Evening Express. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. Suslak, Anne (13 December 2019). "Liberal Democrats victorious in St Albans to unseat Conservatives in the 2019 General Election". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. "Daisy Cooper". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  12. "#BlackLivesMatter #StAlbans peaceful protest social distancing patrolled by volunteer wardens face coverings worn by most passionate speeches #BlackLivesMatter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Anne Main		 Member of Parliament for St Albans
2019–present		 Incumbent
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