Caroline was born and brought up here in the Henley constituency and lives near Watlington with her family. She has lived here most of her life, though during the course of her career she has also lived in London, Milan and Warsaw.
She served as a councillor on South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council over a decade and is Chairman of the Friends of Townlands Hospital.
Since graduating from Cambridge in 1989, Caroline’s career has spanned:
Foreign affairs: she was at the FCO for 7 years, including a diplomatic posting in Poland; and as an official at the Greater London Authority, she was responsible for Mayor Boris Johnson’s international relations in the run-up to the London Olympics.
Journalism: she was a producer at BBC News - including the Today programme, Newsnight and the 10 O’Clock News - and, at BBC Westminster, she headed up the BBC News Channel’s political coverage.
Business: Over 5 years at an international risk consultancy and as a member of the International Advisory Board of a leading insurance company, Caroline was an advisor to senior decision-makers.
Government: in 2022 Caroline worked at No 10 Downing Street as a Senior Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, heading up the UK government’s broadcast communications strategy.