Layla Moran
Layla Michelle Moran (born 12 September 1982) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon since 2017.[1]
Layla Moran | |
|---|---|
 Moran in 2019 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2017 | |
| Leader | Vince Cable Jo Swinson Ed Davey Mark Pack |
| Preceded by | Sarah Olney |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 6 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Jo Swinson Ed Davey Sal Brinton Mark Pack |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Bonham-Carter |
| Succeeded by | Daisy Cooper |
| Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nicola Blackwood |
| Majority | 8,943 (15.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Layla Michelle Moran 12 September 1982 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Relatives | James Moran (father) |
| Education | Imperial College London (BSc) Brunel University London (PGCE) University College London (MA) |
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She has been the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for education since 2017, and was spokesperson for digital, culture, media and sport from 2019 to 2020. She is Britain's first openly pansexual Member of Parliament.[2]
In March 2020, she announced her candidacy for the leadership post for the Liberal Democrats.[3] She ran against Ed Davey. She lost the leadership election, coming second place.[4]
References
- ↑ "Layla Moran". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ Perraudin, Frances (2020-01-02). "Lib Dem MP Layla Moran announces same-sex relationship". The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/02/lib-dem-mp-layla-moran-announces-same-sex-relationship. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ↑ "Liberal Democrat leadership: Layla Moran enters race" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2020-03-08. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51782054. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Ed Davey elected as new Liberal Democrat leader". The Independent. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-12-21.