Manuela Perteghella

Manuela Perteghella MP
Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2024
Preceded by	Nadhim Zahawi
Majority	7,122
Personal details
Born	Italy
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Alma mater	University of North London University of East Anglia

Manuela Perteghella is an Italian-born British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as MP for Stratford-on-Avon since 2024.

Early life

Perteghella was born in Italy. She graduated from the University of North London with a Bachelor of Arts in English and theatre studies, and then pursued a master's in literary translation and a PhD in theatre and translation, both from the University of East Anglia.

Career

Perteghella is a former university lecturer and a governor of a primary school. From 2006 to 2012, she was a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University. She has also worked as a curator of community arts projects, published research in literary translation and been a principal tutor at the University of Warwick, a contributing artist and researcher at King's College London, and an associate lecturer for the Open University.

In the 2024 UK General election, Perteghella won the Stratford-on-Avon constituency, garnering 23,450 votes. Her majority was 7,122. She is the first non-Conservative MP for the area since 1950. Before election Perteghella was a Stratford-on-Avon District Councillor, representing the ward of Welford-on-Avon. She holds a doctorate in literature and translation.

Despite living in the UK for 30 years she was not permitted to vote in the Brexit referendum as, at the time, she was not a British citizen. Her sense of disempowerment was transformed into a sense of empowerment after engaging in politics.

See also

• List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election ‎