Matt Follett
Matt Follett, 37, is leader of the Green Party Councillors on Leicester City Council. 
In the 2007 elections Matt became the first ever Leicester councillor to represent a party other than the major three.
Matt has Masters degree in Criminology. He is one of the Green Party's national policy co-ordinators.
He lives with his partner Tricia. When he's not performing on the council or engaged in other community activities he likes spending time with his two year old nephew, playing badminton, and watching films. Matt joined the Green Party in 2001 at the age of 30. He felt the other parties were not tackling environmental issues, poverty and animal cruelty. He still feels strongly that the Green Party is the only party with strong and coherent policies on these issues.
As a prominent councillor and prospective MEP, Matt is motivated by the need to make a difference on these issues at a local and national level.
Since being elected to the city council Matt has managed to persuade the council to:
• bring in 20mph limits on all non major roads
• bring in public recycling points
• increase facilities for cycling in the city
• move towards the city being plastic bag free.
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