Adrian Ramsay

Adrian Philip Ramsay (born 1981) and from 2019 to 2024 was CEO of MCS Charitable Foundation.

Ramsay was the successful Green parliamentary candidate for Waveney Valley at the 2024 general election and became the first Green MP for a seat in the East of England. This marked the first time that both Green Party co-leaders were elected to Parliament, and he also became the first ever male MP for a Green party in the United Kingdom.

In 2025, Adrian Ramsay stood for re-election as the Co-leader of the Green Party along with Ellie Chowns, but they lost to Zack Polanski.

Early life and education Ramsay was born and brought up in Norwich. He was educated at City of Norwich School, graduated from the University of East Anglia with a first class degree in politics, and went on to study for a master's degree. He was first elected to Norwich City Council representing Henderson ward in May 2003, representing the Green Party. Aged 21, he was one of the youngest councillors in the UK. Later that year, he spoke at a demonstration against tuition fees in the UK. Ramsay was re-elected in June 2004 for Nelson ward.

In a BBC article from May 2006, Ramsay was described as "pursuing a full-time career through his council work on a £9,500 annual allowance". In 2007, he was elected for a third time. In 2010, he was serving as the leader of the opposition to the Labour council. At the 2011 local elections, he did not seek re-election to Norwich City Council.

Ramsay stood as parliamentary candidate in the Norwich South constituency in the 2005 general election. He came fourth, with 7.4% of the vote (3,101 votes). Ramsay came in fourth place with 14.9% of the vote (7,095 votes). He co-organised Lucas's campaign in Brighton Pavilion which saw her elected as the UK's first Green MP.

Ramsay was elected unopposed as the first Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales on 5 September 2008. In 2009 he made a speech at the party's conference calling for the end of private finance initiative agreements in the NHS. He was re-elected as Deputy Leader in the 2010 leadership election with 73.4% of the vote. He was speculated as a possible successor to the party's first leader, Caroline Lucas, but did not stand in the 2012 leadership election nor seek re-election as deputy leader.

Career outside politics Ramsay served as chief executive of the Centre for Alternative Technology from 2014 to 2019, working in Powys, Wales. He returned to Norfolk in 2019 and took up the post of chief executive of the MCS Charitable Foundation, a charity working towards carbon-free UK homes, from which he resigned on election to Parliament in July 2024.

Return to politics On 16 August 2021, Ramsay announced his candidacy for co-leader of the Green Party alongside the Bristol councillor Carla Denyer. He said that the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report had motivated him to return to politics. The pair's joint candidacy emphasised professionalising the party and winning a second Green MP and a first Green Member of the Senedd (MS). The announcement that the pair had been elected was made on 1 October 2021.

In 2023, he defended local Green Party politicians who block solar farms, saying that while the Green Party sees "an important role for solar farms as part of the mix", solar application has to be "considered on [their] merits".

Parliamentary career

At the 2024 general election, Ramsay was elected MP for Waveney Valley with 20,467 votes (41.7%) and a majority of 5,593 over the second-placed Conservative candidate. There were six candidates and a 69% turnout. He became the first Green MP for a seat in the East of England. This led to allegations of NIMBYism, including from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband. Responding to the allegations in an interview on LBC, Ramsay claimed he was representing concerns of his constituents.

Since 4 July 2024, Ramsay has served as the Green Party's spokesperson for health, dentistry, and environment, food and rural affairs in the House of Commons. He has also been a member of the Environmental Audit Committee since 8 June 2026. On 21 October 2024, Ramsay introduced the Nature-based Solutions (Water and Flooding) Bill, a private member's bill that would require water companies and relevant public bodies to use nature-based solutions to improve water and flood risk management.

Following the Supreme Court ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, Ramsay said he supported the ruling. Asked if he believed trans women are women, he did not explicitly agree or disagree.

On 8 May 2025, Greens co-leader Carla Denyer announced she would not seek re-election in the 2025 party leadership election so as to focus on her work as an MP. This meant that Ramsay would either have to seek another co-candidate, or stand as a single lone candidate. Three days later, he launched a joint leadership bid alongside fellow Green Party MP Ellie Chowns. The results of the leadership were announced on 2 September 2025, with Chowns and Ramsay being defeated by Zack Polanski.

Ramsay voted against the proscription of Palestine Action. On 14 May 2025, Ramsay questioned the UK government during an urgent question on the UK's assessment of the risk of genocide in Gaza.

In July 2026, Ramsay led a Westminster Hall debate on extreme heat preparedness, calling for a cross-government heat resilience strategy covering public health, buildings, infrastructure, water security, food production and nature, arguing that:A world that warms by 4°C would bring dire consequences beyond the limits of adaptation, making climate resilience and decarbonisation inseparable. The challenge before Parliament is therefore not whether to act, but whether we act quickly enough and with enough ambition to prepare Britain for the climate in which we must now live. In January 2026, Ramsay tabled the cross-party early day motion 2688, calling for an end to the grindadráp dolphin hunt in the Faroe Islands and urging the UK government to press Faroese authorities on animal welfare concerns. He called for the postponement of the 2026 Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner by-election.

Elections contested

European Parliament

DateConstituencyList positionList votes % votes 2004 East of England 2nd 84,068 5.6

House of Commons

Date Constituency Votes % votes Place 2005 Norwich South 3,101 7.4 4th 2010 Norwich South 7,095 14.9 4th 2024 Waveney Valley 20,467 41.7 Elected

Norwich City Council

Date Council Ward Votes Place 2003 Norwich City Council Henderson 991 Elected 2004 Norwich City Council Nelson 1,643 Elected 2007 Norwich City Council Nelson 1,899 Elected

Co-Leader of the Green Party DateVotes % votesPlace2021 6,274 (second round) 61.7 (second round) Elected (on a joint ticket with Carla Denyer)2025 3,705 15.4 2nd (on a joint ticket with Ellie Chowns)

Deputy Leader of the Green Party