Daisy Cooper (born 29 October 1981) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019. She has served as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, as well as the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson since 2024.
Cooper was previously the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care from October 2021 to September 2024, spokesperson for Education from September 2020 to October 2021, and the spokesperson for Justice and for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from January 2020 to September 2020.
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Early life and career
Daisy Cooper was born on 29 October 1981 in Bury St Edmunds. She was educated at Halesworth Middle School, Bungay High School and then privately educated at Framlingham College in Suffolk, before gaining a Bachelor of Laws honours degree from the University of Leeds and a Master of Laws degree in public international law from the University of Nottingham. She also has a foundation certificate in psychotherapy and counselling and is an SPC Accredited Mediator.
Before becoming an MP, Cooper worked in Commonwealth affairs including at the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. She also worked for Voluntary Service Overseas, for the Hacked Off campaign for victims of press abuse, and for the cross-party group More United. She also runs a local independent campaign group for rail users.