Anood Al-Samerai is a British Southwark-based councillor for British political party, the Liberal Democrats and leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat Group.[1][2]

Anood Al-Samerai
Lib Dem Group Leader on Southwark Council
In office
18 May 2010 – 9 May 2022
DeputyPaul Noblet (2010–2014)
Adele Morris (2014–)
Preceded byNick Stanton
Southwark Borough Councillor
for Riverside ward
In office
13 December 2007 – 9 May 2022
Preceded byPaul Baichoo
Personal details
BornSouthwark, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Democrats

Early life

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Born in Southwark, London to an Iraqi father and an English mother. Al-Samerai had lived in Kuwait prior to reaching the age of ten with both her parents until she later moved to London due to the occurrence of the first Gulf War.[3]

Career

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From 2004, Al-Samerai managed the Liberal Democrats MP Simon Hughes office, with previous experience working within the British public sector including work for Guy's Hospital, as well as working abroad in orphanages both in Bosnia and Bulgaria.[3] She has also served as councillor in Southwark since 2007. She was the Lib Dem Candidate for Ilford South in the 2010 General Election, finishing 3rd with 8,679 votes (17.0% of the total).

In May 2010 she was elected Lib Dem group leader after the 2010 election, with Paul Noblet as her Deputy. She continued in that role after 2014 election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Councillor Anood Al-Samerai". moderngov.southwarksites.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  2. ^ team, London SE1 website. "Cllr Anood Al-Samerai is new Southwark Lib Dem leader". London SE1.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Anood Al-Samerai – PPC for Ilford South | Parliamentary Candidates Detail". libdems.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ team, London SE1 website. "Southwark Lib Dems announce lineup of opposition spokespeople". London SE1.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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