Victoria Collins | |
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Member of Parliament for Harpenden and Berkhamsted | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 10,708 (19.7%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | |
Victoria Mei Elizabeth Collins [1] is a Liberal Democrat politician and entrepreneur [2] who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harpenden and Berkhamsted since 2024. [3]
Collins studied history at Van Mildert College at Durham University from 2006 to 2009, [4] before completing a master's degree in international economic policy at Sciences Po in Paris. [5] [ better source needed ]
She has previously worked on economic and environmental policy in the European Parliament, [6] [7] and was a contributor on Forbes's website. [5] She has also worked as an independent consultant on sustainability. [7]
Collins contested the Poole constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election. She came third, with 15.5% of the vote. [1] [8]
Collins was selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the South West Hertfordshire constituency in October 2022. [9] However, due to the 2023 Boundary Commission changes, she was no longer located within the constituency, and she therefore was made to be the candidate for the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency. [10] She was elected to represent the constituency with a majority of 10,708 votes over the second place Conservative candidate Nigel Gardner. [3]
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