1. Nicola Jane Aiken is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster from 2019 to 2024.
17 Facts About Nickie Aiken
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Nickie Aiken was the leader of Westminster City Council from 2017 to 2020.
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In February 2024, Nickie Aiken announced that she would not seek re-election at the 2024 general election.
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Nickie Aiken was educated at Radyr Comprehensive School, and the University of Exeter, from where she graduated with a BA in Sociology in 1991.
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Nickie Aiken remained a councillor until she stood down at the 2022 election.
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From 2015 to 2018, Nickie Aiken was a board member of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
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Nickie Aiken was a trustee of the board of The Royal Parks.
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Nickie Aiken voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum.
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Nickie Aiken later supported Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit withdrawal deal in Parliament, and voted in favour of the Internal Market Bill in 2020.
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Nickie Aiken was selected as the Conservative Party's candidate for the Central London seat of Cities of London and Westminster to fight the 2019 general election.
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In early December 2019, Nickie Aiken left Twitter, calling it "toxic".
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Nickie Aiken was appointed vice chairman of the Conservative Party in October 2020, with responsibility for women.
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Nickie Aiken sits on the UK Delegation for the Council of Europe and is a Member of the House of Commons Commission.
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Nickie Aiken has urged the Tories to increase assistance for private renters.
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Outside of politics, Nickie Aiken is a company director at Sprucespace Property Management.
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Nickie Aiken has worked for the Public Relations and Communications Association in media relations and crisis communications.
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Nickie Aiken has lived in Pimlico for over twenty years, and prior to that, lived in the Barbican.