Stephen Knight | |
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Member of the London Assembly as the 5th Additional Member |
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In office 1 May 2012 – 5 May 2016 |
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Preceded by | Mike Tuffrey |
Succeeded by | Peter Whittle |
Councillor for Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council | |
In office 4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010 |
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Ward | Teddington |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Occupation | politician |
Website | Stephen Knight |
Stephen Knight is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and has been a member of the London Assembly.
Knight is a councillor in Richmond upon Thames and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of Teddington School under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
He was elected as a London-wide member of the London Assembly in 2012, but did not stand in 2016 after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.
His partner, Jennifer Churchill, is a Labour councillor in Richmond upon Thames.