Paul Kohler | |
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Member of Parliament for Wimbledon | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Hammond |
Majority | 12,610 (22.9%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | Jesus College,Cambridge |
Paul Kohler is a British Liberal Democrat politician and legal academic serving as a Member of Parliament for Wimbledon since the 2024 general election. [1] Prior to his election,he was a scholar of property law who served as head of the SOAS University of London's law department.
Kohler graduated from Jesus College,Cambridge in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Law. He met Prince Edward at university. [2]
In the 1990s and 2000s,Kohler taught at University College London (UCL) and New College,Oxford. Until 2022 and prior to going into politics,Kohler was a senior lecturer and undergraduate tutor at SOAS University of London,where he served as head of the university's law department. [3] He also lectured at Queen Mary University of London.
Kohler has severe injuries to his face after he was beaten by burglars during a raid at his home in 2014. [4] He suffered a fractured eye socket,broken nose and severe internal bleeding and required facial reconstruction after the attack. [5]
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