Siân Berry
British politician (born 1974)
Siân Rebecca Berry (born 9 July 1974) is a British politician.
Siân Berry | |
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Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales | |
In office 4 September 2018 – 1 October 2021 Serving with Jonathan Bartley (2018–2021) | |
Deputy | Amelia Womack |
Preceded by | Caroline Lucas |
Succeeded by | Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay |
Leader of the Greens in the London Assembly | |
In office 6 May 2016 – 19 October 2018 | |
Leader | |
Preceded by | Jenny Jones |
Succeeded by | Caroline Russell |
Member of the London Assembly | |
Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jenny Jones |
Principal Speaker of the Green Party | |
In office 24 November 2006 – 30 November 2007 Serving with Derek Wall | |
Preceded by | Caroline Lucas |
Succeeded by | Caroline Lucas |
Personal details | |
Born | Siân Rebecca Berry 9 July 1974 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Political party | Green |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Website | sianberry.london |
On 4 September 2018, she became Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales alongside Jonathan Bartley. She stepped down from the party's leadership in October 2021. From 2006 to 2007, she was one of the Green Party's Principal Speakers.[1]
She was the party's candidate in the 2008 London mayoral election,[2] and again in the 2016 election, at which she came third.
She is a member of the London Assembly and the only Green Party councillor on Camden Council, representing Highgate.