Andrea Jenkyns
| Andrea Jenkyns MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Balls |
| Majority | 422 (0.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 June 1974 Beverley, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
University of Lincoln Open University |
| Website | Official website |
Andrea Marie Jenkyns (born 16 June 1974) is a British Conservative politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood since May 2015 after beating shadow chancellor Ed Balls.[1][2]
Education
Jenkyns has a degree in International Relations and Politics from the University of Lincoln and a diploma in Economics from the Open University.[3]
Career
Jenkyns' recent jobs have included working as a secondary school music teacher and as an executive with a management training company.[3]
As an opera soprano singer performing in Islamabad, she met the Prime Minister of Pakistan and recorded a music video in Asia for her song "The Beach". She has raised funds for charities including Macmillan and Wish upon a Star.[4]
Political career
Jenkyns entered public service as a Lincolnshire County Councillor for Boston North West after a contest against the BNP.[3] She was selected to contest the Morley and Outwood parliamentary seat as the Conservative candidate after an open primary.[5] In the 2015 general election, she was elected with a slim majority of 422 votes, unseating Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls in the process.[5]
From July 2015 she sat on the Health Select Committee.
Jenkyns is a Trustee and the Regional Representative (Voluntary) for the charity MRSA Action UK, having joined following the death of her father from the superbug MRSA.[4]
References
- ↑ "Elections 2015 - Morley & Outwood". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Andrea Jenkyns: About the woman who toppled Ed Balls". ITV News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Gye, Hugo. "How soprano singer MP who beat Ed Balls was inspired to enter politics after seeing her father die from MRSA he contracted in NHS hospital". MailOnline. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Andrea Jenkyns". Morley and Outwood Website. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 Bloom, Dan. "Andrea Jenkyns ousts Ed Balls: Everything you need to know about Tory who defeated Labour giant". Mirror. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ed Balls |
Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood 2015–present |
Incumbent |