About Molly
Green Economist and a Green Politician
About Molly
Molly is a green economist and a green politician. Having studied politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University, she had children and began campaigning for the Green Party, before returning to academia to study for a PhD in Economics at Aberystwyth. She then followed an academic career and is now Professor Emerita of Green Economics at Roehampton University.
Molly joined the Green Party in 1988 and has stood for election for the party at all levels of government. Between 2014 and 2020, Molly was the MEP for South West England and Gibraltar and served on the Parliament’s Economics and Monetary Policy and Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees. She was the party’s spokesperson on Finance and Economy for two decades and also served two terms as External Communications Coordinator.
Molly grew up in Bath and has lived in Wales and the West Country for most of her life. She has three children and two grandchildren. She is a Quaker and enjoys choral singing.