Ellie Chowns
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| Born | 7 March 1975 |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex, Middlesex University, University of Birmingham |
| Party | Green Party of England and Wales |
Eleanor Elizabeth "Ellie" Chowns is a British politician of the Green Party of England and Wales who was elected Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire in July 2024.[1]
Ellie Chowns was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands for the party from 2019 to 2020. She has been a councillor on Herefordshire Council since 2017, representing the Bishops Frome & Cradley ward, and is leader of the council's Green group.[2]
In May 2025, Chowns and Adrian Ramsay launched their Green Party leadership campaign.[3]
Extinction Rebellion
Dr Ellie Chowns was arrested on 14 October 2019 in Trafalgar Square defending the rights of Extinction Rebellion protesters to continue. She was released pending investigation, and later was one of the claimants to challenge the legality of the Section 14 order under which she was arrested.
On 6 November 2019 the High Court ruled this blanket use of Section 14 by the Metropolitan Police was unlawful. Chowns declined to sue the Metropolitan Police for unlawful arrest, but declared the ruling to be a "victory for the right to peaceful assembly and protest, two cornerstones of our democracy"[4]
Education
Ellie Chowns studied geography, environmental studies, and development studies at the University of Sussex, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1997. She then undertook a one-year Master of Professional Studies (MProf) degree in sustainable development at Middlesex University, graduating in 1998. She later undertook doctoral research in international development at the University of Birmingham. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2014, with a doctoral thesis titled "The political economy of community management: a study of factors influencing sustainability in Malawi's rural water supply sector".
Career
Dr Ellie Chowns is a specialist in international development, having worked for charities such as Voluntary Service Overseas and Christian Aid and as a lecturer at the University of Birmingham.[5]
References
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