20 Facts About Adrian Ramsay

Adrian Philip Ramsay was born on August 1981 and is a British politician who has served as co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since 2021 and as the Member of Parliament for Waveney Valley since 2024.

Adrian Ramsay was previously the deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2008 to 2012.

Adrian Ramsay served as a Norwich City Councillor from 2003 to 2011.

Adrian Ramsay worked as chief executive of the Centre for Alternative Technology from 2014 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2024 was CEO of MCS Charitable Foundation.

Adrian Ramsay was educated at City of Norwich School, graduated from the University of East Anglia with a first class degree in politics, and went on to study for a master's degree.

Adrian Ramsay was first elected to Norwich City Council representing Henderson Ward in May 2003, representing the Green Party.

Adrian Ramsay was elected unopposed as the first deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales on 5 September 2008.

Adrian Ramsay was speculated as a possible successor to the party's first leader, Caroline Lucas, but did not stand in the 2012 leadership election nor seek re-election as deputy leader.

On 16 August 2021, Adrian Ramsay announced his candidacy for co-leader of the Green Party alongside the Bristol councillor Carla Denyer.

Adrian Ramsay said that the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report had motivated him to return to politics.

Adrian Ramsay stood as parliamentary candidate in the Norwich South constituency in the 2005 general election.

Adrian Ramsay stood for Norwich South again in the 2010 general election.

Adrian Ramsay co-organised Lucas's campaign in Brighton Pavilion which saw her elected as the UK's first Green Member of Parliament.

Adrian Ramsay became the first Green MP for a seat in the East of England.

Adrian Ramsay became the first ever male MP for a Green party in the UK.

Adrian Ramsay was one of the first five Green MPs overall: Lucas retired after fourteen years as an MP, with successful Green candidates Sian Berry, Ellie Chowns, and Ramsay's co-leader Carla Denyer joining him as first-time MPs.

Shortly after assuming office, Adrian Ramsay voiced opposition to plans by the new government to build a 100-mile corridor of pylons to connect his Suffolk constituency to offshore wind power.

Adrian Ramsay said he was in favour of considering other options, including an offshore grid.

Adrian Ramsay served as chief executive of the Centre for Alternative Technology from 2014 to 2019, working in Wales.

Adrian Ramsay returned to Norfolk in 2019 and took up the post of chief executive of the MCS Charitable Foundation, a charity working towards carbon-free UK homes, from which he resigned on election to Parliament in July 2024.