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%) |
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Political party | Liberal Democrats |
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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,[7][8] and was a contributor on Forbes's website.[5] She has also worked as an independent consultant on sustainability.[8]
Collins contested the Poole constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election. She came third, with 15.5% of the vote.[1][9]
Collins was selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the South West Hertfordshire constituency in October 2022.[10] 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.[11] 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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