Natalie Bennett
Age: 46
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Education: MLC School, Burwood, New South Wales; University of Sydney (Bachelor of Agricultural Science); University of New England (BA Arts); University of Leicester (MA Mass Communication)
Natalie Bennett was born in Sydney, and started work as a journalist in New South Wales. She left Australia in 1995, living for four years in Thailand before moving to Britain in 1999. She has worked for the Independent, the Times and has been editor of The Guardian Weekly.
She joined the Green Party in 2006, working as an internal communications co-ordinator. She also founded the Green Party women’s group, and was a trustee of the Fawcett Society from 2010 to 2014.
Bennett replaced Caroline Lucas as leader of the Green Party in September 2012.
Now a British Citizen, she would be eligible to hold the post of Prime Minister.
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