Role U.S. Representative Party Republican Party Name Stephen Knight Education Palmdale High School | Website Stephen Knight Parents William J. Knight Occupation politician Spouse Lily Knight | |
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Preceded by Elizabeth Doocey
Mike Tuffrey Previous office California State Senator (2012–2014) Children Michael Knight, Christopher Knight Profiles | ||
Political party Liberal Democrats | ||
Stephen Knight is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and has been a member of the London Assembly.
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Political career
Knight is a councillor in Richmond upon Thames and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of Teddington School under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
He was elected as a London-wide member of the London Assembly in 2012, but did not stand in 2016 after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.
Personal life
His partner, Jennifer Churchill, is a Labour councillor in Richmond upon Thames.
References
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