Caroline Pidgeon
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Caroline Pidgeon is a Liberal Democrat
politician in the United Kingdom and the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly
.
from 1998 until 2010 where she became Cabinet Member for children and young people and was deputy leader of the council. As the third person on the Liberal Democrat's party list, she was elected as a London-wide member of the London Assembly
in 2008
. She also stood in the Lambeth and Southwark constituency
, where she came second to Valerie Shawcross
(Labour
).
Pidgeon served as Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee in 2009-10, having previously served as vice-chair during 2008-09. She is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. In April 2009 she launched the One hour bus ticket
campaign, a scheme which would allow Londoners to travel for up to an hour on a single bus ticket.
She was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency
in the 2010 General Election.
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
politician in the United Kingdom and the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
.
Political career
Pidgeon was previously a councillor in SouthwarkLondon Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London.-History:...
from 1998 until 2010 where she became Cabinet Member for children and young people and was deputy leader of the council. As the third person on the Liberal Democrat's party list, she was elected as a London-wide member of the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
in 2008
London Assembly election, 2008
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 1 May 2008, along with the London mayoral election, 2008. The Conservatives gained 2 seats, Labour gained one seat, the Liberal Democrats lost two seats, and United Kingdom Independence Party or One London as they became were wiped out...
. She also stood in the Lambeth and Southwark constituency
Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)
Lambeth and Southwark is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the London Borough of Lambeth and London Borough of Southwark.Since the first assembly elections in 2000 it has been represented by Valerie Shawcross....
, where she came second to Valerie Shawcross
Valerie Shawcross
Valerie Shawcross CBE is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark. Shawcross was the Labour Co-operative candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the 2010 general election....
(Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
).
Pidgeon served as Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee in 2009-10, having previously served as vice-chair during 2008-09. She is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
Metropolitan Police Authority
The Metropolitan Police Authority is the police authority responsible for supervising the Metropolitan Police Service, the police force for Greater London ....
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. In April 2009 she launched the One hour bus ticket
One hour bus ticket
One hour bus ticket is the name given to a transport campaign in London, U.K. Backed by the opposition Liberal Democrat party on the London Assembly, it seeks to persuade Transport for London to introduce a time-limited bus ticket. Currently users of pre-paid Oyster Cards have to pay for each...
campaign, a scheme which would allow Londoners to travel for up to an hour on a single bus ticket.
She was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency
Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1960s:-Notes and references:...
in the 2010 General Election.
External links
- Caroline Pidgeon Official site
- Caroline Pidgeon profile Liberal Democrats