| CouncillorFreddie van MierloMP | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Henley and Thame | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 6,267 (11.8%) |
| Member of Oxfordshire County Council for Chalgrove and Watlington | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Harrod |
| Member of South Oxfordshire District Council for Watlington | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Isaac van Mierlo (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | |
Frederick Isaac van Mierlo (born 1989 or 1990) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley and Thame since 2024. He has also been a member of Oxfordshire County Council since 2021 and South Oxfordshire District Council since 2023. Before his election to Parliament, van Mierlo worked as a consultant to companies and patient groups.
Early life and education
Van Mierlo grew up in Preston, Lancashire. His father moved to England from the Netherlands to work as a physiotherapist. He has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in geographical sciences from the University of Bristol and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in European Union studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands, and also studied geographical sciences at Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble, France.
Career
Van Mierlo lived and worked in Belgium before moving to South Oxfordshire in 2020. He was a director at the strategy consultancy Harwood Levitt Consulting, and worked as a consultant to companies, NGOs, foundations and patient groups.
In the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, van Mierlo was on the Liberal Democrat party list for North West England. Since the 2021 election, van Mierlo has been a member of the Oxfordshire County Council for the division of Chalgrove and Watlington, and since the 2023 election a member of South Oxfordshire District Council for the ward of Watlington. He served as South Oxfordshire's cabinet member for climate change and nature recovery from 2023 to 2024.
Van Mierlo stood as a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in the Lancashire constituency of Fylde at the 2015 and 2017 general elections. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Henley and Thame in the 2024 general election, receiving 45.0 per cent of the vote, with a majority of 6,267 over the second-placed Conservative candidate. Its predecessor constituency of Henley had been held by the Conservatives for 114 years, since the January 1910 general election.
Personal life
Van Mierlo lives in Henley-on-Thames with his wife and daughter. He is a distant relative of Hans van Mierlo, a co-founder of the Dutch liberal party Democrats 66.
References
- "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14086.
- Colivicchi, Anna (31 October 2022). "County councillor chosen to represent Lib Dems in Henley in next general election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Kieskamp, Wilma (15 May 2017). "Van Mierlo-telg wil het Britse Lagerhuis veroveren". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "General election 2024: Voters head to the polls". Henley Standard. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Councillor Freddie van Mierlo". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- Qurashi, Noor (12 July 2024). "Introduction to Oxfordshire's new MPs after General Election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Owen, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "Lib Dem comms general election candidates revealed". PRWeek. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "2019 European elections: List of candidates for the North West". BBC News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- Whittaker, Rebecca (9 May 2021). "Oxfordshire elections results 2021: County council winners and losers". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Freddie van Mierlo". South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- "Leader and cabinet members confirmed for South Oxfordshire District Council". South Oxfordshire District Council. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- "Leader's Report – Annual Council Meeting 16 May 2024". 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.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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- 1980s births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- British management consultants
- English people of Dutch descent
- Grenoble Alpes University alumni
- Leiden University alumni
- Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
- Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Members of Oxfordshire County Council
- People from Preston, Lancashire
- UK councillors 2021–2025
- UK councillors 2023–2027
- UK MPs 2024–present