Phoebe Knowles

The Honourable 	The Honourable
Phoebe Knowles 	Phoebe Knowles
 	
3rd Leader of the Liberal Democrats 	3rd Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office 	In office
11 October 1994 – 19 February 2000 	11 October 1994 – 19 February 2000
Deputy 	Ryan SteeleMax Lehman
Preceded by 	James Maverick
Succeeded by 	Position abolished
1st Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 	1st Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 	In office
19 February 2000 – 17 August 2000 	19 February 2000 – 17 August 2000
Leader 	Wally Koepke
Preceded by 	Position established
Succeeded by 	Max Lehman
Member of the Enderronian Parliamentfor Jansen 	Member of the Enderronian Parliamentfor Jansen
In office 	In office
21 September 2002 – 19 September 2010 	21 September 2002 – 19 September 2010
Preceded by 	District created
Succeeded by 	Tamara Everett
Member of the Enderronian Parliamentfor Thompson	Member of the Enderronian Parliamentfor Thompson
In office 	In office
19 September 1998 – 21 September 2002 	19 September 1998 – 21 September 2002
Preceded by 	Richard Riley
Succeeded by 	Andrew Kittinger
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	Phoebe Danielle Taylor28 July 1959 (age )New Plymouth, Enderron
Political party 	Liberal (2000–2010)Liberal Democrats (before 2000)
Spouse(s) 	Sebastian Knowles
Children 	2
Alma mater 	University of Wentworth
Phoebe Danielle Knowles (née Taylor, born 28 July 1959) is an Enderronian former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1994 to 2000 and as a cabinet minister in the Koepke Government from 2002 to 2008. She was elected to parliament as the member for Thompson from 1998 to 2002, and then Jansen from 2002 to 2010, in Wentworth. She retired at the 2010 election.
Knowles was instrumental to the implementation of the Conservative–Liberal Alliance, an electoral alliance between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party, in 1997. The alliance later became a full merger in 2000; Knowles backed Wally Koepke, the last leader of the Conservative Party, for the leadership of the new Liberal Party. Knowles briefly served as the first deputy leader of the party.