Heidi Allen

Heidi Allen
Official portrait, 2017
Leader of Change UK[a]
Acting 29 March 2019 – 4 June 2019
Convener	Gavin Shuker
Preceded by	Office established[b]
Succeeded by	Anna Soubry
Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire
In office 7 May 2015 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Andrew Lansley
Succeeded by	Anthony Browne
Personal details
Born	Heidi Suzanne Bancroft (1975-01-18) 18 January 1975 (age 49) Notton, West Yorkshire, England
Political party	Liberal Democrats (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	Parliamentary affiliation: The Independents (2019) Party membership: Conservative (until 2019) Change UK (2019) Independent (2019)
Spouse	Phil Allen
Residence(s)	Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England
Education	University College London (BSc)
Other offices March–June 2019: Change UK Spokesperson for Welfare, Pensions, Social Care and Business

Heidi Suzanne Allen (née Bancroft, 18 January 1975)^[1] is a British businesswoman and former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Cambridgeshire from 2015 to 2019. Initially elected as a Conservative, she resigned from the party in February 2019, joining and later serving as acting leader of Change UK. She resigned from Change UK in June of the same year, and joined the Liberal Democrats in October 2019. She announced on 29 October of that year that she would not stand for re-election at the next general election.^[2]

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