▁election ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁( ME P ) ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁England ▁and ▁Gib ral tar ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ ▁Vo aden ▁has ▁covered ▁six ▁European ▁countries ▁in ▁her ▁capacity ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁covering ▁the ▁latter ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Wars ▁in ▁Zag reb , ▁she ▁made ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁female ▁b ureau ▁chief ▁at ▁Re ut ers . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Caroline ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W antage ▁in ▁Ber k shire ▁( now ▁Oxford shire ), ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁She ff ield ▁to ▁study ▁French ▁and ▁Econom ics , ▁with ▁a ▁year ▁abroad ▁living ▁in ▁L ille . ▁ ▁She ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Dev on ▁with ▁her ▁two ▁daughters , ▁husband ▁and ▁step - son , ▁following ▁her ▁being ▁wid owed ▁at ▁ 3 4 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Vo aden ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Re ut ers ▁news ▁ag ency , ▁under going ▁assign ments ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁Dublin , ▁Bonn , ▁Bel grade ▁and ▁Zag reb . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Dev on , ▁where ▁she ▁founded ▁her ▁own ▁modern ▁craft ▁brand ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁she ▁became ▁operations ▁manager ▁at ▁a ▁res ett lement ▁char