Sue Doughty
Susan Kathleen Doughty (née Powell; born 13 April 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Guildford from 2001 to 2005. Early life Doughty was born on 13 April 1948. She was brought up in York where she went to Mill Mount Grammar School for Girls on Mill Mount, who's site became All Saints RC School after the abolition of the Grammar School scheme in 1985. She gained a CertED at Northumberland College and worked as a primary school teacher for one year. Doughty subsequently entered the field of management services and worked in a variety of organisations spanning sectors such as utilities, the 'Big 4', law practices and financial services providers. From 1982 to 1989, she worked as a freelance IT consultant. From 1989 to 1998, she was a Project Manager at Thames Water. Parliamentary career Doughty entered Parliament in the 2001 election, becoming the first non-Conservative MP returned for Guildford since 1906 and the constituency's first ever female MP. In Parliament, she served as the Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesman from 2001 to 2003, following on from her successful campaign opposing the construction of a large incinerator in Guildford. She