Background
Joachim was daughter of Reginald and Joyce Margaret Carpenter.
Joachim was daughter of Reginald and Joyce Margaret Carpenter.
She was educated at Brighton and Hove High School, Street Hugh"s College, Oxford (Master of Arts Geology) and the University of Birmingham (Doctor of Philosophy Geology).
They had one daughter. Joachim was Liberal candidate for the West Gloucestershire at the 1979 General Election, finishing third. She was Liberal candidate for the Finchley at the 1983 General Election, finishing third.
She was Liberal candidate for the Epsom and Ewell at the 1987 General Election, finishing second.
She did not stand for parliament again. She was Training Officer for the Liberal Parliamentary Association from 1979-1984.
Electoral record.
She was Chair of the Women"s Liberal Democrats from 1989-1990 and Vice-Chair from 1990-1992. She was Chair of the Liberal Democrats London Region Candidates’ Committee from 2007-2010 and Chair of the Liberal Democrats English Candidates’ Committee from 2011-2013.
She was a member of the executive of the Women"s Liberal Federation from 1984-1985.