1. Daisy Cooper was born on 29 October 1981 and is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for St Albans since 2019.
13 Facts About Daisy Cooper
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Daisy Cooper has served as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, as well as the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson since 2024.
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Daisy Cooper was born on 29 October 1981 in Bury St Edmunds.
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Daisy Cooper was educated at Halesworth Middle School, Bungay High School and then privately educated at Framlingham College in Suffolk, before gaining a Bachelor of Laws honours degree from the University of Leeds and a Master of Laws degree in public international law from the University of Nottingham.
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Daisy Cooper has a foundation certificate in psychotherapy and counselling and is an SPC Accredited Mediator.
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Daisy Cooper worked for Voluntary Service Overseas, for the Hacked Off campaign for victims of press abuse, and for the cross-party group More United.
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Daisy Cooper stood for president of the Liberal Democrats in 2014, coming second to Sal Brinton.
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Daisy Cooper stood in the 2015 Lewes District Council election held on the same day; she was elected to represent the Lewes Bridge ward.
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In January 2020, it was announced Daisy Cooper had been appointed as the Liberal Democrats' justice, culture, media and sport spokesperson.
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In September 2020, Daisy Cooper was announced as the party's new deputy leader and education spokesperson.
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In May 2021, Daisy Cooper was a signatory to an open letter from Stylist magazine, alongside celebrities and other public figures, which called on the government to address what it described as an "epidemic of male violence" by funding an "ongoing, high-profile, expert-informed awareness campaign on men's violence against women and girls".
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In October 2021, Daisy Cooper was appointed Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, a position she would hold into the next general election.
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On 16 September 2024, Daisy Cooper moved from being Heath, Wellbeing and Social Care spokesperson and was named Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, replacing Sarah Olney.