Wendy Chamberlain | |
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Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
Assumed office 3 December 2021 | |
Leader | Alex Cole-Hamilton |
Preceded by | Alistair Carmichael |
Member of Parliament for North East Fife | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Gethins |
Majority | 13,479 (31.5%) |
Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
2020 | Northern Ireland |
2020 | International Development |
2020–2022 | Scotland |
2020–2022 | Wales |
2020–2024 | Work and Pensions |
2020–present | Chief Whip |
Personal details | |
Born | Wendy Anne Chamberlain 20 December 1976 Greenock, Scotland |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Residence(s) | Fife, Scotland |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh[1] |
Website | www |
Wendy Anne Chamberlain (born 20 December 1976)[2] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife since 2019.[3] She has served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since 2021.
Chamberlain is the Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats, the first woman to hold the post,[4] and the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Work and Pensions. She previously served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Northern Ireland and International Development from January 2020 to September 2020, and as the Spokesperson for Scotland and Wales to July 2022. She sits on the Scottish Affairs Select Committee[5] and is the co-chair of the APPG for Ending the Need for Foodbanks.[6]