Amelia Womack
| Amelia Womack | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales | |
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Assumed office 1 September 2014 Serving with Shahrar Ali (2014–2015) | |
| Leader | Natalie Bennett |
| Preceded by | Will Duckworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 12, 1985 (age 30) Newport, Wales |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Residence | London |
| Alma mater |
Imperial College London University of Liverpool |
Amelia Helen Womack (born 12 January 1985) is a British politician and has been a Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, alongside Shahrar Ali, since September 2014. She grew up in Newport in South Wales,[1] before moving to London.
Political career
Womack joined the Green Party around 2004.[2] She stood as a Green candidate for Herne Hill ward on Lambeth Council, in the United Kingdom local elections, 2014,[3] and for London in the European Parliament election, 2014, though she won neither seat.[4]
She was elected deputy leader of the Green Party in September 2014, giving her first speech in the role at the party's conference on 6 September.[5]
She stood in the Camberwell and Peckham constituency in the 2015 United Kingdom general election,[6] finishing third with just over 10% of the vote.
In September 2015 Womack announced her intention to stand in the National Assembly elections for Wales Green Party. An ITV article titled "Green deputy leader wants to switch to Welsh politics" wrote of Newport born Womack's intention to stand in the Welsh elections saying; "She's seeking the nomination for the Cardiff Central constituency and – more significantly – hoping to be top of the regional list for South Wales Central. Wales Green Party later announced that she had been selected as the lead candidate for the South Wales Central proportional representation list as well as for the Cardiff Central constituency.[7]
Education
Following a BSc in Environmental Biology,[8] Womack completed an MSc in environmental technology at Imperial College London in 2013, with a thesis entitled 'Who's afraid of environmental law? How the law of Ecocide can secure our environment for business resilience'.[9]
End Ecocide Campaigner
Through her work as an End Ecocide Campaigner, she has worked with Vivienne Westwood to promote the change in environmental law and attempt to secure the one million votes required for a European Citizens' Initiative.[10]
References
- ↑ "Welfare not warfare – Speech from The North London People’s Assembley - Amelia Womack - Green Party". Amelia Womack - Green Party.
- ↑ "About". Amelia Womack - Green Party.
- ↑ "Election results for Herne Hill". lambeth.gov.uk.
- ↑ "Vote 2014: European election candidates for London". BBC News.
- ↑ "News". greenparty.org.uk.
- ↑ "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
- ↑ https://wales.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/10/26/record-number-of-female-candidates-top-green-party-regional-lists-for-the-assembly-elections/
- ↑ "Statement for the European Elections London 4-8 list". Amelia Womack - Green Party.
- ↑ "Imperial College London Library - find books, articles and more". exlibrisgroup.com.
- ↑ Vivienne Westwood wants you to End Ecocide. YouTube. 16 January 2014.
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| Preceded by Will Duckworth |
Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales 2014–present With: Shahrar Ali |
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