Baan is a qualified solicitor with nearly 30 years practice in local government. As Exeter City Council’s Monitoring Officer, she specialises in governance, code of conduct matters and constitutional law. She grew up in Iraq and came to the UK as a 12 year old. She absolutely believes in promoting and encouraging people to vote and as the Council’s Returning Officer, she is passionate about making it easy for everyone to exercise that right. At home Baan is devoted to her family and menagerie of pets, an accomplished horsewoman and absolute pushover when it comes to her beloved dogs