Newly elected as Treasurer, Julia has lived in France since 2009 and is a fluent French speaker, using those skills both as a translator and estate agent, selling French property to the Brits. Although she had been a lifelong supporter of the Liberal Party, she only joined the LibDems officially after the Brexit vote. As a resident of the Limousin region, she took on the role of Area Coordinator for Nouvelle Aquitaine in 2019 until Covid struck. She has now rejoined the committee in 2023 in the role of Treasurer.