Luke Taylor | |
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Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Paul Scully |
Majority | 3,801 (8.0%) |
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London | |
Assumed office 18 September 2024 | |
Leader | Ed Davey |
Member of Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam | |
Assumed office 9 May 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Luke Alexander Taylor is a British politician. A member of the Liberal Democrats,he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam since 2024. [1] He has been a Liberal Democrat councillor on Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam since 2022. [2]
Chambers currently sits on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team as the Spokesperson for London. [3]
Taylor grew up in rural Lincolnshire. His parents were both teachers,and his father was a Liberal Democrat councillor. [4]
He was educated at De Aston School [5] and later graduated with a Master of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2004. [6] [7]
According to his Register of Members' Interests,Taylor works at Ricondo (Aviation Consulting),for which he is paid £5,953.34 a month. [8]
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