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Stephen Knight (politician)

Stephen Knight
Member of the London Assembly
as the 5th Additional Member
In office
1 May 2012 – 5 May 2016
Preceded by Mike Tuffrey
Succeeded by Peter Whittle
Councillor for Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
In office
4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010
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.



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