Anood Al-Samerai
Anood Al-Samerai | |
|---|---|
| Lib Dem Group Leader on Southwark Council | |
| In office 18 May 2010 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Paul Noblet (2010–2014) Adele Morris (2014–) |
| Preceded by | Nick Stanton |
| Succeeded by | Victor Chamberlain |
| Southwark Borough Councillor | |
| In office 13 December 2007 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Baichoo |
| Constituency | Riverside (2007-2018) North Bermondsey (2018-2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
Anood Al-Samerai is a British politician from the Liberal Democrats who served as leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat Group.[1][2]
Early life
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
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 served as a councillor in Southwark 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] She stepped down in 2022.[5]
References
- ^ "Councillor Anood Al-Samerai". moderngov.southwarksites.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b "Anood Al-Samerai – PPC for Ilford South | Parliamentary Candidates Detail". libdems.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010.
- ^ team, London SE1 website. "Southwark Lib Dems announce lineup of opposition spokespeople". London SE1.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Party Awards: Cllr Anood Al-Samerai: Embodying liberalism, fighting tenaciously with kindness". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
External links
- Official Cllr Anood Al-Samerai Webpage
- Anood Al-Samerai Official Page at Openly Local
- Anood Al-Samerai PPC for Ilford South Profile