Layla Moran
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Layla Moran MP |
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| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education | |
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Assumed office 17 June 2017 |
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| Leader | Sir Vince Cable |
| Preceded by | Sarah Olney |
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Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon |
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Assumed office 9 June 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Nicola Blackwood |
| Majority | 816 (1.4%) |
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| Born | 12 September 1982 |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
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| Website | www |
Layla Michelle Moran (born 12 September 1982) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford West and Abingdon since the 2017 general election, where she was elected by 26,256 and a majority of 816.
She is the first UK Member of Parliament of Palestinian descent and the first female Liberal Democrat MP from a minority background.
Moran was born to a British father and a ChristianPalestinian mother from Jerusalem. Her great-grandfather was the Palestinian writer Wasif Jawhariyyeh, who published extensive memoirs. On her upbringing, Moran said "My Palestinian background has made me interested at a global level. Politics was always at the dinner table, it primed me to engage." Due to her father being a diplomat, Moran grew up in various countries, including Belgium, Greece, Ethiopia and Jordan.
Moran attended schools in Brussels, Kingston (Jamaica) and Brighton. She completed A-Levels in maths, physics, chemistry and French. From 2000 to 2003, she studied physics at Imperial College London, and from 2005 to 2007 she completed a PGCE at Brunel University. From 2007 to 2008, she studied for a master's degree in comparative education at the Institute of Education.
From 2003 to 2012, Moran was a maths and physics teacher at the International School of Brussels and two in London: Queensmead School and Southbank International School. Between 2009 and 2013, she worked as a part-time course tutor for Oxford Study Courses, a company that helps International Baccalaureate teachers and students, and from 2013, promoted to full-time academic manager. She is also a school governor in Oxford.
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