Zöe Franklin is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament for the Liberal Democrats for

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...

since 2024.

Early life

Franklin grew up in

Farnham Farnham ( /ˈfɑːnəm/) is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a trib ...

. She graduated with a

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Music (BM or BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree, and the majority of work consists of prescr ...

from the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...

in 2002 and a Master of Musicology from the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

in 2005.

Personal life

Franklin lives in Guildford with her husband Chris and their two children.

References

Living people Alumni of the University of Southampton Alumni of the University of Surrey Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 2024–present Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Guildford People from Farnham {{England-UK-MP-stub