Lynne Featherstone

Who is Lynne Featherstone?

Lynne Choona Featherstone, is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and the Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green.

Under the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition in 2010 she was appointed as a junior Home Office minister with responsibility for equality. In 2012, she was became a junior minister with responsibility for international development. Previously she was Liberal Democrat spokesman for Youth and Equality issues, and chair of the Liberal Democrats technology board. Featherstone launched the consultation by the UK government on introducing same-sex marriage and was the first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign.