Caroline Lucas

Caroline Lucas
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 30 November 2007 – 5 September 2012 Serving with Derek Wall (until 5 September 2008)
Deputy	Adrian Ramsay (2008–2012)
Preceded by	Siân Berry
Succeeded by	Natalie Bennett
In office 30 November 2003 – 24 November 2006 Serving with Mike Woodin; Keith Taylor
Preceded by	Margaret Wright
Succeeded by	Siân Berry
Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	David Lepper
Succeeded by	Siân Berry
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 65) Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Political party	Green Party of England and Wales (1990–present)
Other political affiliations	Green Party UK (1986–1990)
Spouse(s)	Richard Savage ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	2
Education	Malvern Girls' College
Alma mater	University of Exeter University of Kansas (Dipl.)
Website	www.carolinelucas.com
Academic background
Thesis	Writing for Women: woman as reader in Elizabethan romance (1989)

Caroline Lucas (born 9 December 1960) is a British politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion until 2024. She was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from September 2008 to September 2012. She was later co-leader of the party with Jonathan Bartley from September 2016 to September 2018. She is the UK's first ever Green MP. She was first elected as an MP in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 and then re-elected in 2015 and again in 2017.