Frederick Isaac van Mierlo,[1] known as Freddie van Mierlo, is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Henley and Thame since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he won the seat from the Conservative Party.[2]
Freddie van Mierlo | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Henley and Thame | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Howell |
| Majority | 6,267 (11.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Early life and education
editVan Mierlo grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He has a BSc in geographical science from the University of Bristol and an MA in European Union Studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands. He has also studied geographical sciences at Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble, France.[3][4]
Career before Parliament
editVan Mierlo has worked for Harwood Levitt consulting since 2014, specialising in working with new medicines and in supporting the company's growth and business development.[5] He lived and worked in Belgium for some years before moving to South Oxfordshire in 2020.[3]
He was previously, since 2021, a member of the Oxfordshire County Council for the Chalgrove & Watlington division, representing the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance (as Liberal Democrat).[3] He was also a South Oxfordshire District Council member for the Watlington ward, since 2023.[6]
Parliamentary career
editVan Mierlo was elected as Member of Parliament for Henley and Thame in the 2024 general election. He won 45.0% of the vote, with a majority of 6,267 over the second-placed Conservative; there were a total of seven candidates.[7] Although this was a new constituency, its predecessor, Henley, had been held by the Conservatives for 114 years, since the 1910 general election.[8]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wednesday 10 July 2024: Votes and Proceedings". House of Commons. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Henley & Thame | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Councillor Freddie van Mierlo". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Freddie van Mierlo: Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Frederick van Mierlo: Director". harwoodlevitt.com. Harwood Levitt Consulting. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Freddie van Mierlo". South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Henley and Thame - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Booth, Robert (5 July 2024). "'A toddler could do better': how Lib Dems won over Tory stronghold of Henley". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Van Mierlo, Freddie (17 June 2024). "Liberal Democrat: Freddie van Mierlo". www.henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
