Jake Berry

Sir Jake Berry
Official portrait, 2019
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
LeaderLiz Truss
Preceded byAndrew Stephenson and Ben Elliot
Succeeded byNadhim Zahawi
Minister without Portfolio
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byAndrew Stephenson
Succeeded byNadhim Zahawi
Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth[a]
In office
14 June 2017 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew Percy
Succeeded bySimon Clarke
Member of Parliament
for Rossendale and Darwen
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byJanet Anderson
Succeeded byAndy MacNae
Personal details
Born
James Jacob Gilchrist Berry

(1978-12-29) 29 December 1978 (age 45)[1]
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Charlotte Alexa
(m. 2009; div. 2016)
Alice Robinson
(m. 2018)
Children3
Residence(s)Rossendale, Lancashire, England
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield and College of Law
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berry[1] (born 29 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire first elected at the 2010 general election serving until defeat in the 2024 general election. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 October 2022.[2] Before this, he served as Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth[a] from 2017 to 2020 in the governments of Theresa May and Boris Johnson.[3]

In the 2024 general election he was defeated by Labour's Andy MacNae.[4]


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  1. ^ a b Berry, James Jacob Gilchrist, (Jake)', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 30 November 2012 Archived 17 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Rishi Sunak – live updates: Jacob Rees-Mogg among departures as Sunak appoints new cabinet after warning of 'difficult decisions' ahead". Sky News. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Jake Berry MP". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Rossendale and Darwen – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.