Nationality British Name Sophie Walker Spouse(s) Chris Naylor Role Political leader | Occupation Journalist and author | |
 | ||
Born 27 May 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-05-27 ) Children 2 daughters, Grace (b. Dec 2001) and Betty (b. 2009)and 2 step-sons Books Grace Under Pressure: Going the Distance as an Aspergers Mum | ||
Alma mater City University London | ||
Our interview with sophie walker
Sophie Walker (born 27 May 1971) is the Leader of the Women's Equality Party (WE) in the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Our interview with sophie walker
- Rethinking Inequality Full Talk Sophie Walker
- Early life
- Journalist
- Womens Equality Party
- London mayoral election 2016
- Family life
- Publications
- References
She was appointed as inaugural leader by the steering committee and was the unanimous choice; from 2017 the leadership will be decided by elections. Walker was also the party candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election.
Rethinking Inequality | Full Talk | Sophie Walker
Early life
Walker was born on 27 May 1971, the daughter of Lesley and David Walker. She was born in Blackpool, in England, but grew up in Glasgow, in Scotland.
She attended university in England, studying English and French at Reading University. Walker then took a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at City University, in London.
Journalist
Walker's early career was in journalism, working as a reporter and as an editor at the Reuters news agency. She covered the fields of finance, business and trade, plus politics. She reported from London, Paris and Washington and from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Women's Equality Party
Politically, Walker describes herself as a "social justice warrior". As party leader, Walker launched the policy manifesto of the Women's Equality Party (WE) at Conway Hall, 20 October 2015. Walker had previously told BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement programme that the party would be taking a non-partisan approach to elections, "We will be undertaking consultations with our members and deciding which seats to target." Walker stood in the 2017 general election in Shipley, against the sitting Conservative MP Philip Davies, an anti-political correctness and men's rights campaigner. She received 1.9% of the vote and finished fourth out of four candidates.
London mayoral election, 2016
Walker stood for election in the London mayoral election held on 5 May 2016. She came sixth, with 53,055 votes (2% of the vote).
Family life
Walker is married to Christopher Naylor, the chief executive officer of Barking and Dagenham council. They live in London and have one daughter.
Grace, Walker's daughter from a previous marriage has Asperger's syndrome and Walker wrote a blog to give her daughter's life a voice. This was published as the book Grace Under Pressure. Walker has accepted an advocacy role with the National Autistic Society.