Key information
Start date for this term:
Salary: £62,761
Constituency: Londonwide
Political group: Liberal Democrat
Biography
Caroline was elected to the London Assembly in May 2008 and has a strong track record of campaigning on issues such as strong policing and improved public transport. Caroline is Chair of both the London Assembly’s Transport Committee and the GLA Oversight Committee. Caroline is also a member of the Police and Crime Committee and the Budget and Performance Committee.
Caroline was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority between 2008 and 2012 and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority between 2008 and 2010.
Caroline was a Liberal Democrat Councillor in Southwark between 1998 and 2010 during which time she held several posts including Deputy Leader of Southwark Council and Executive Member for Children’s Services and Education. Caroline was also a Board Member of Lambeth and Southwark Housing Association between 2002 and 2010.
Caroline was awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours List for public and political service.
Caroline moved to London after graduating from the University of Wales Aberystwyth in 1994. She worked in local government and the health service for over a decade before becoming a full time politician.
Biographical information as supplied by individual Assembly Members.
Responsibilities for 2023-24
Deputy Chair of the Transport Committee.
Member of the GLA Oversight Committee.
Member of the Budget and Performance Committee.
Member of the Police and Crime Committee.
Member of the Chief Officer Performance Review Panel.
Member of the Standing Orders Working Group.
Key issues
- Policing and crime
- Transport
- Education
- Housing