Tessa Jane Munt (née Vasey) (born 16 October 1959)[3] is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

[5] Munt was the party's candidate for South Suffolk at the 2001 general election, when she finished in third place with a 24.9% share of the votes.

[10][11][12] Munt was a party whip in the House of Commons from 2010 until March 2012, although she threatened to resign from the post if the Trident nuclear missile system was renewed.

In July 2010, newspapers revealed details of an investigation by Sedgemoor District Council into her claims of single person council tax discount while having more than one other adult male registered to vote at her home, including a local GP, the broadcaster Andy Kershaw and the media advisor for the family of Madeleine McCann.

[16] On 27 January 2015, Munt resigned as PPS to Cable after she voted for a Commons amendment, not supported by the government, calling for a moratorium on fracking in the UK.

[17] In the 2015 election, Munt lost the Wells parliamentary seat to the Conservative party candidate James Heappey by 7,585 votes.

[25] She is a vegetarian,[25] a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament,[26][27] and has been a governor of Hugh Sexey Middle School in Blackford, Somerset.