Caroline Voaden

Caroline Jane Voaden is a British politician and international journalist, who served as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020, and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South West England and Gibraltar constituency from 2019 to 2020.

Caroline Voaden
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament
In office
12 November 2019  31 January 2020
DeputyLuisa Porritt
LeaderJo Swinson
Sir Ed Davey and Brinton/Pack (interim)
Preceded byCatherine Bearder
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the European Parliament
for South West England
In office
2 July 2019  31 January 2020
Preceded byJulie Girling
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1968-11-22) 22 November 1968
Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
ProfessionJournalist
Websitewww.carolinevoaden.org.uk

Voaden has covered six European countries in her capacity as a journalist. Whilst covering the latter years of the Yugoslav Wars in Zagreb, she made history as the youngest female bureau chief at Reuters.

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