Alexandra Bulat
| Alexandra Bulat Ph.D. | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Romanian and British |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | first English county councillor of Romanian descent |
| 🏛️ Political party | Labour Party (UK) |
| Movement | Young Europeans |
Alexandra Bulat is the first English county councillor of Romanian background, elected in local elections on 6 May 2021.[1]
She is a Labour Party member for Abbey division, Cambridgeshire County Council, winning 41.77% of the vote and a majority of 205, despite a significant increase in Green Party votes.[2]
Dr Bulat won the University College London's Provost Public Engagement 'Find Your Voice' Award in 2020 for public engagement by an early career researcher. She is a leading member of The 3 Million and co-manager of their network for Young Europeans, and volunteers with charity Settled which helps EU people apply for 'settled status' following Brexit.[3]
She has been an outspoken advocate for EU citizens' rights and has faced online racist and xenophobic abuse since her election. Her doctorate focused on local contact and attitudes towards EU migrants in the context of Brexit. She has also collaborated with Professor Tanja Bueltmann of Strathclyde University on EU citizens' perceived identity.[4]
Bulat holds a Master's degree from Cambridge University and an undergraduate degree from Sussex University. She initially came to the UK as a young child when her father worked for the NHS and later returned as a student, ultimately achieving a doctorate from UCL.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Zayed, Alya (2021-05-08). "UK's first Romanian county councillor elected in Cambridgeshire". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Election". elections.cmis.uk.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ UCL (2020-10-28). "Dr Alexandra Bulat wins a Provost Public Engagement Award 2020". UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Researchers bid to find out how Brexit has affected EU citizens living in the UK". The National. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Alexandra Bulat, born in Romania, she has lived in Great Britain for seven years. She is not there to take jobs away from the British but to study them". Nuoveradici.world (in italiano). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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