Natalie Bennett
| Natalie Bennett | |
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| Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales | |
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In office 3 September 2012 – 2 September 2016 |
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| Deputy |
Will Duckworth (2012–2014) Amelia Womack & Shahrar Ali (2014–2016) |
| Preceded by | Caroline Lucas |
| Succeeded by |
Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Natalie Louise Bennett 10 February 1966 Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Domestic partner | Jim Jepps |
| Alma mater |
University of Sydney University of New England University of Leicester |
Natalie Louise Bennett (born 10 February 1966) is a British politician and journalist who led the Green Party of England and Wales from September 2012 to September 2016.
Born and raised in Australia, she began her career as a journalist with regional newspapers in New South Wales before leaving in 1995 for Thailand, where she worked for Australian Volunteers International and the Bangkok Post newspaper over the next four years. Since settling in Britain in 1999 she has contributed to the Guardian, Independent and Times newspapers. Her election as leader of the Greens came six years after she joined the party in January 2006.
Bennett was born on 10 February 1966 in Eastwood, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, the daughter of John and Joy Bennett. She was born to working class teenage parents: a part-time secretary and an apprentice carpenter. Her mother was killed in a car crash in 1989.
Having been awarded a scholarship, she was educated at MLC School, an independent day school for girls in Burwood, New South Wales. She was the first member of her family to attend university. She then took the degrees of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgrSc Hons) at the University of Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) in Asian Studies at the University of New England and Master of Arts (MA) in Mass Communication from the University of Leicester, graduating from the latter in 2001.
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