Dame Andrea Jenkyns | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills[a] | |
In office 9 July 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Michelle Donelan[b] |
Succeeded by | Robert Halfon |
Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood | |
In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ed Balls |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Beverley, Humberside, England | 16 June 1974
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England London, England |
Alma mater | University of Lincoln Open University |
Website | Official website |
Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns DBE (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood from 2015 to 2024.
Jenkyns was first elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire at the 2015 general election, defeating Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.[2][3] She was an advocate for the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave and a strong critic of Theresa May's handling of Brexit during her leadership of the Conservative Party.[4][5] Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, when she was dismissed by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. She failed to win re-election to the successor seat of Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election.[6]
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