Chris Coghlan (politician)
Chris Coghlan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dorking and Horley | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 5,391 (10.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | |
Christopher Austin Francis Coghlan is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Dorking and Horley since 2024.[1] He previously co-founded the Renew Party in 2017.[2]
Early life[edit]
Coghlan grew up in Peaslake, a village near Guildford. He graduated from King's College London in 2001. He later completed a Masters in finance at London Business School in 2012 and a Master of Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School in 2014.[3] He is a former Foreign and Commonwealth Office anti-terror officer.[4]
Coghlan stood as an independent candidate in Battersea in the 2017 general election. He was elected to Mole Valley District Council in 2021 as a Liberal Democrat.
References[edit]
- ^ "Dorking and Horley | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Robert, Wright (14 October 2017). "New anti-Brexit party hopes to capture UK politics centre ground". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Clark, Sam (4 May 2018). "How Renew Britain aims to start a 'tech revolution'". The Stack. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2024. - ^ "2022 Chris Coghlan". Mole Valley Liberal Democrats. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Robert, Wright (14 October 2017). "New anti-Brexit party hopes to capture UK politics centre ground". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "How Renew Britain aims to start a ‘tech revolution’", The Stack, 4 May 2018