Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden is the former leader of the Liberal Democrat delegation to the European Parliament.
Elected as an MEP for SW England and Gibraltar in 2019, Caroline led the Lib Dem group up to the end of their mandate on January 31st 2020.
With a background in communications, she is an engaging leader, a confident public speaker and has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programmes where she believes we need to hear more liberal voices.
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Public Speaking
Caroline Voaden is an inspirational Liberal thinker and politician. A passionate speaker, she uses her sharp intelligence and wit to engage her audience. If you would like to invite Caroline to take part in a panel event, host a discussion or meeting, or be interviewed on radio or TV, please get in touch.

About Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden is a multilingual former Reuters journalist who has worked in six different European countries. She was chair of the national WAY Foundation, is currently a charity trustee and ran her own business for many years. She has worked as a comms consultant for many businesses and charities.

Media
Read some of Caroline’s articles, watch her video clips and listen to her podcast. Caroline and her colleague Judith Bunting became the first MEPs to record a regular podcast, which took them from their election through to their Brexit departure. It sheds a light on what the life of an MEP was really like, with a good dose of humour.
Media
No more toxic tribalism! We need to end combative politics for the good of us all.
You don’t have to look far to see signs of a government that is out of its depth, and a parliament that is failing to...
Brexit cliff edge more dangerous than ever
It’s hard to believe that something which had dominated our lives for so long – Brexit – has almost completely fallen...
Will systemic reform be driven by grief?
Will systemic reform be driven by grief? POSTED BY ALISHA LEWIS | UPDATED 2019-12-16 I know grief. I’ve grieved...
A no-deal Brexit is not a ‘bump in the road’ for the southwest
A no-deal Brexit is not a 'bump in the road' for the southwest I genuinely fear that those forgotten people and towns...
Zero Hour Contracts: Freedom or Exploitation? | Question Time – BBC
Zero Hour Contracts: Freedom or Exploitation? | Question Time - BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSrQJWkL8Vk