Dr Caroline Patricia Lucas MEP (born 9 December1960) is an English politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the South East Englandregion. She is a member of the Green Party of England and Wales and has been an MEP since 1999. She is one of two Green MEPs from the UK: the other is Jean Lambert. Lucas is currently one of two Principal Speakers for her party (The other of which is Keith Taylor), which has no leader as such. Caroline Lucas MEP courtesy of Caroline Lucas, used with permission. ... Caroline Lucas MEP courtesy of Caroline Lucas, used with permission. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest tier of local government in England. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... Categories: MEP stubs | Green politicians | Members of the European Parliament from the United Kingdom ... Principal Speakers are leaders and public spokespersons of the Green Party of England and Wales. ... Cllr Keith Taylor (born 1 August 1953 in Southend, Essex) is a principal speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales since August 2004, along with Dr Caroline Lucas MEP, succeeding the late Dr Mike Woodin. ...
She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Exeter in 1989 with a thesis entitled: Writing for women: a study of woman as reader in Elizabethan romance. She was previously an Oxfordshire county councillor, from 1993 to 1997. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The University of Exeter is the principal University in the English city of Exeter, in Devon. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. ...