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'''Stephen Knight''' was a [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] politician in the United Kingdom and member of the [[London Assembly]].
'''Stephen Knight''' was a [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] politician in the United Kingdom and member of the [[London Assembly]].


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Knight is a councillor in [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]] and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of [[Teddington School]] under the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.
Knight is a councillor in [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]] and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of [[Teddington School]] under the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.


He was elected as a London-wide member of the [[London Assembly]] in [[London Assembly election, 2012|2012]], but did not stand in [[London Assembly election, 2016|2016]] after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list<ref>http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/14369675.Good_Knight_and_good_luck__Stephen_Knight_attends_last_Mayor_s_Question_Time_as_he_withdraws_from_London_Assembly_elections/</ref>.
He was elected as a London-wide member of the [[London Assembly]] in [[London Assembly election, 2012|2012]], but did not stand in [[London Assembly election, 2016|2016]] after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.<ref>http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/14369675.Good_Knight_and_good_luck__Stephen_Knight_attends_last_Mayor_s_Question_Time_as_he_withdraws_from_London_Assembly_elections/</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Liberal Democrat (UK) councillors]]
[[Category:Councillors in Richmond upon Thames]]
[[Category:Councillors in Richmond upon Thames]]



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Revision as of 23:27, 12 February 2017

Stephen Knight
Member of the London Assembly
for the Liberal Democrats (London-wide)
In office
1 May 2012 – 5 May 2016
Preceded byElizabeth Doocey
Mike Tuffrey
Richmond upon Thames Borough Councillor
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Occupationpolitician
WebsiteStephen Knight

Stephen Knight was a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and member of the London Assembly.

Political career

Knight is a councillor in Richmond upon Thames and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of Teddington School under the Building Schools for the Future programme.

He was elected as a London-wide member of the London Assembly in 2012, but did not stand in 2016 after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.[1]

Footnotes