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== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Lauren was born in [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]], [[Melbourne]], Australia, and moved to the UK in 2005, to study a Masters at the [[London School of Economics]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keevil |first=Steven |title='I know how to do a lot of the things, I could hit the ground running' |url=https://www.localauthority.news/p/i-know-how-to-do-a-lot-of-the-things |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Local Authority |language=en}}</ref>
Lauren was born in [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]], [[Melbourne]], Australia, and moved to the UK in 2005, to study a Masters at the [[London School of Economics]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keevil |first=Steven |title='I know how to do a lot of the things, I could hit the ground running' |url=https://www.localauthority.news/p/i-know-how-to-do-a-lot-of-the-things |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Local Authority |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 19:14, 20 July 2024

Lauren Edwards
MP
Member of Parliament
for Rochester and Strood
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byKelly Tolhurst
Majority2,293 (5.4%)
Personal details
BornAltona, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabour
Alma materLondon School of Economics

Lauren Rae Edwards is an Australian-born British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood since 2024.[1]

Early life and career

Lauren was born in Altona, Melbourne, Australia, and moved to the UK in 2005, to study a Masters at the London School of Economics.[2]

Career

She previously worked in the Bank of England as a manager.

In 2021, she was elected to Medway Council in a by-election from Rochester East ward.[3] She was cabinet member for economic and social regeneration and inward investment.[4]

In 2024, she unseated Conservative Kelly Tolhurst.

References

  1. ^ "Rochester and Strood - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ Keevil, Steven. "'I know how to do a lot of the things, I could hit the ground running'". Local Authority. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. ^ "Labour's Lauren Edwards Wins Rochester East By-Election With Huge Majority". 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "'I thought people who stood for parliament were not of sound mind...'". Kent Online. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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