Friday, 9 August 2024

2347 Munira Wilson

 



Constituency : Twickenham 2019-?

Munira  became  the  first Liberal Democrat  since  2010 to inherit  a  seat  from  an  LD  predecessor  when  she  succeeded  Vince  Cable at  Twickenham.  The  Green arty  stood  down  in  her  favour  but  she  didn't need  that.
 
Munira was  born  in  London  to  parents who  were both  East  African Indians  from  Zanzibar..She  went to  Cambridge  where  she  studied  modern  languages. She  started  work  as  a  tax  consultant  with  Ernst  and  Young  then  had  short  spells  working  for  Sue  Doughty  and  Nick  Clegg. She  stood  for  Feltham and Heston  in  2010  coming  third. She  then  worked  for  nearly  ten  years  as  a  lobbyist.

Munira  became  the  Liberal Democrats' Health  spokesperson in  2020 then  switched  to  Education  in  2021.

She  is  a  convert  from  Islam  to  Christianity.

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