Victoria Collins

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2024–present
Victoria Collins
MP
Official portrait of Victoria Collins MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024		 Science, Innovation and Technology
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]

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Background

Collins was privately educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School, [4] [5] before studying history at Van Mildert College at Durham University from 2006 to 2009. [6] She later completed a master's degree in international economic policy at Sciences Po in Paris. [7] [ better source needed ]

She is of Chinese descent. [8] In her maiden speech in Parliament, Collins indicated that her mother arrived in the United Kingdom from Malaysia for her education in 1974, and her mother went go on to run a shop where Victoria helped as she was growing up. [9]

Early career

She has previously worked on economic and environmental policy in the European Parliament, [10] [11] and was a contributor on Forbes's website. [7] She has also worked as an independent consultant on sustainability. [11]

Political career

Collins contested the Poole constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election. She came third, with 15.5% of the vote. [1] [12]

Collins was selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the South West Hertfordshire constituency in October 2022. [13] 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. [14] 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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References

  1. 1 2 "Poole (2019)". BCP. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Lib Dem candidate in search of gold in Harpenden". St Albans Times. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Harpenden and Berkhamsted - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinsvictoria/details/education/
  5. ↑ https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7160127.students-hot-debates/
  6. ↑ "Class Notes 2023". Durham University. University of Durham. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Victoria Collins". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ChineseLibDems/posts/amazing-result-congrats-victoria-collins-for-harpenden-berkhamsted-/881492820682191/
  9. ↑ "Economy, Welfare and Public Services". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Day, Christopher (7 July 2023). "Lib Dems launch campaign to win new Harpenden & Berkhamsted seat". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency debate". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Poole parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Preston, Olivia (14 October 2022). "Liberal Democrats select Victoria Collins as South West Hertfordshire parliamentary candidate". Hemel Today.
  14. ↑ Bates, Pearce (12 April 2023). "Lib Dems select candidate for new Harpenden constituency". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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