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Journal of Liberal History

For the discussion and research of Liberal, Liberal Democrat and SDP history

On This Day

11 November 1980

Happy birthday to James MacCleary, Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes

Educated at the University of Kent and Oxford University, James MacCleary worked for various charities and campaigning organisations, latterly as campaign director for the European Movement. He has been a councillor on East Sussex County Council and on Lewes District Council where he served as Leader of the Council in coalition with the Greens. In 2015 he stood in Tunbridge Wells finishing fourth. Selected to fight Lewes in the 2024 election he won the seat with a majority of 12,624 defeating Maria Caulfield the sitting Conservative MP. In parliament MacCleary is the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Defence, having previously been the spokesperson on Europe and has been a member of the Finance Select Committee since October 2024.

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