Manuela Perteghella
Manuela Perteghella | |
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| Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nadhim Zahawi |
| Majority | 7,122 (13.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Italy |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | University of North London University of East Anglia |
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Manuela Perteghella is an Italian-born British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as MP for Stratford-on-Avon since 2024.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Perteghella was born in Italy. She graduated from the University of North London with a Bachelor of Arts in English and theatre studies, and then pursued a master's in literary translation and a PhD in theatre and translation, both from the University of East Anglia.[3]
Career[edit]
Perteghella is a former university lecturer and a governor of a primary school.[4] From 2006 to 2012, she was a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University. She has also worked as a curator of community arts projects, published research in literary translation and been a principal tutor at the University of Warwick, a contributing artist and researcher at King's College London, and an associate lecturer for the Open University.[5]
Despite living in the UK for 30 years she was not permitted to vote in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum as she was not a British citizen at the time. Her sense of disempowerment was transformed into a sense of empowerment after engaging in politics.[6][7]
In the 2024 UK General election, Perteghella won the Stratford-on-Avon constituency, garnering 23,450 votes.[8] Her majority was 7,122.[8] She is the first non-Conservative MP for the area since 1950 and the first female MP of the constituency.[9][10] Perteghella has served as a Stratford-on-Avon District Councillor, representing the ward of Welford-on-Avon since a 2020 by-election.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "UK election results 2024 | Constituency map". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "UK general election results live: Keir Starmer says 'time for us to deliver' as Grant Shapps loses seat". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Manuela Perteghella, Editor". The Portobello Bookshop. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Pack, Mark (2022-05-18). "Manuela Perteghella selected for Stratford-on-Avon". Mark Pack. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Councillor Manuela Perteghella". Stratford-upon-Avon Council. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Shakespeare in Italian". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Manuela Perteghella". Centenary Action. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Stratford-on-Avon | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Tory stronghold Stratford-on-Avon". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Who are Coventry and Warwickshire's newbie MPs?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of North London
- Academics of the University of Warwick
- Academics of London Metropolitan University
- Academics of the Open University
- Alumni of the University of East Anglia
- Councillors in Warwickshire
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Italian emigrants to England
- Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
- Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- UK MPs 2024–present