Catherine Bearder
Catherine Bearder | |
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Bearder in 2014 | |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament | |
| In office 2 July 2014 – 12 November 2019 | |
| Deputy | Luisa Porritt |
| Leader | Nick Clegg Tim Farron Vince Cable Jo Swinson |
| Preceded by | Fiona Hall |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Voaden |
| Liberal Democrat Europe Spokesperson | |
| In office 28 October 2016 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Tim Farron Sir Vince Cable Jo Swinson Ed Davey & Sal Brinton (acting) |
| Preceded by | Michael Moore |
| Succeeded by | Christine Jardine |
| Quaestor of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
| President | Martin Schulz Antonio Tajani |
| Preceded by | Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg |
| Succeeded by | Monika Beňová |
| Member of the European Parliament for South East England | |
| In office 4 June 2009 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Zena Bailey 14 January 1949 Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, UK |
| Party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse | Simon Bearder |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Constituency website Parliament website |
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Catherine Zena Bearder (née Bailey; born 14 January 1949) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament between 2 July 2014 and 12 November 2019. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 4 June 2009 to 31 January 2020.
She was elected to the European Parliament in 2009, and re-elected in 2014; and in 2019, when she was placed head of the Liberal Democrat party list: with 25.75% of the vote, it came in second behind the Brexit Party list headed by Nigel Farage.