Lisa Townsend
Lisa Townsend | |
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Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner | |
Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | David Munro |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1980 (age 44) |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Sheffield Hallam University University College London |
Website | www |
Lisa Townsend (born January 1980) has been the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) since May 2021.[1][2]
Background and career[edit]
She graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in law and completed a masters in law at University College London. She previously stood for the Conservative Party in Norwich South at the 2015 United Kingdom general election.[3]
Townsend replaced David Munro after she was elected with a total of 155,116 votes, ahead of the second candidate by 42,951 votes.[4]
Townsend worked for the Institute of Directors, until her election as PCC. She had previously worked for several MPs at Westminster.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Elections 2021: Tory Lisa Townsend elected as Surrey PCC". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Armstrong, Julie (13 May 2021). "Surrey's new PCC states how she plans to hold police to account". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Interview: Lisa Townsend, Conservative Candidate". Concrete. May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Who is Surrey's PCC? Lisa Townsend, the woman elected to hold Surrey Police to account". Get Surrey. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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