Andrea Jenkyns

Andrea Jenkyns
MP
Member of Parliament
for Morley and Outwood
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Ed Balls
Majority 2,104 (4%)
Personal details
Born (1974-06-16) 16 June 1974
Beverley, Humberside, England
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s)
Jack Lopresti (m. 2017)
Children 1
Alma mater University of Lincoln
Open University
Website Official website

Andrea Marie Jenkyns (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician. She was first elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood at the 2015 general election, defeating Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.[1][2] She is an advocate for the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave.[3]

Early life and career

Jenkyns was born in Beverley, Humberside. After leaving school she went straight into business, working her way up from being a retail assistant to senior management.[4] When she was 18, her father sent her photo off to a beauty pageant and she got into the final for Miss UK.[5] She later went on to gain a degree in International Relations and Politics from the University of Lincoln and a diploma in Economics from the Open University.[6][7]

Jenkyns' occupations have included being a secondary school music teacher and an executive with a management training company.[6]

She has raised funds for charities including Macmillan and When You Wish Upon a Star.[8]

She is a former Lincolnshire County Councillor for Boston North West, having defeated the BNP after she was forced to re-stand in a by-election, following an administrative error relating to her existing employment by the County Council.[6] Having won the seat in 2009, she lost it to the UKIP candidate at the following council elections in 2013.

Parliamentary career

Jenkyns was selected in 2013 to contest the Morley and Outwood parliamentary seat as the Conservative candidate after an open primary.[9] 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.[9] From July 2015, she sat on the Health Select Committee.

Jenkyns supported Brexit in the 2016 EU membership referendum.[10] and is a member of the Exiting the European Union Select Committee.[11]

In the 2017 general election, Jenkyns increased her vote share by 11.8%, though only increased her majority to 2,104 as Labour's vote share also increased. Both were helped by the lack of a UKIP candidate in her constituency.[12]

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.[8][7]

In May 2018, Jenkyns quit her role as a PPS in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in order to focus on fighting for Brexit.[13]

In July 2018, Jenkyns called for the prime minister Theresa May to be replaced, saying “Theresa May's premiership is over.” This was after David Davis resigned from Cabinet.[14][15]. She called on the Prime Minister to return to her Lancaster House speech, stating "Prime Ministers keep their jobs when they keep their promises" [16]

She submitted a formal letter to the 1922 Committee requesting a vote of confidence in Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party; letters from 48 MPs are required to trigger a vote of confidence.[17] Following this, Iain Dale put Andrea Jenkyns on his Top 100 Most Influential Conservatives of 2018 List, that he produces annually.[18]

Personal life

Jenkyns lives in Gildersome and London; the latter for her Parliamentary duties where she lives with her husband, fellow Conservative MP Jack Lopresti, and her son,[19] who was born in early 2017 and named Clifford George after her late father. She married Lopresti, the MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, in St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster on 22 December 2017,[20][21] two years after it had been reported that she was having an extramarital affair with him.[22][23]

Jenkyns suffers from fibromyalgia and glossopharyngeal neuralgia which cause bouts of debilitating pain.[24]

Jenkyns is a vegetarian and animal lover, as such she supports the improvement of animal rights.[7] In 2015, Andrea Jenkyns' dogs Lady and Godiva won top prize in the Westminster Dog of the Year show.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections 2015 - Morley & Outwood". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Andrea Jenkyns: About the woman who toppled Ed Balls". ITV News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Co-Chairmen - Political Advisory Board - Supporters". Leave Means Leave.
  4. ↑ "About Andrea". Personal website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Scott, Caroline, (20 March 2016). "Relative Values: Andrea Jenkyns, Tory MP, and her mum, Valerie". TheTimes. Retrieved 27 March 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. 1 2 3 Gye, Hugo (8 May 2015). "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.
  7. 1 2 3 Whale, Sebastian (29 May 2015). "Andrea Jenkyns: 'There's not much that really floors me'". totalpolitics. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Andrea Jenkyns". Morley and Outwood Website. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 Bloom, Dan (8 May 2015). "Andrea Jenkyns ousts Ed Balls: Everything you need to know about Tory who defeated Labour giant". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Read (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence? | Coffee House". Blogs.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Michael Gove lands key role overseeing Brexit". Sky News. 26 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Labour gain in Leeds as student vote and 'Corbyn effect' topples long serving Lib Dem". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Aide quits government 'to fight for Brexit'". 25 May 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  14. ↑ "Top Brexit Officials Resign in Blow to Theresa May". New York Daily Intelligencer. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "May to fight any leadership challenge after resignations". Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "May urged to 'chuck Chequers' by Tory Brexiteers".
  17. ↑ McCann, Kate (13 July 2018). "Conservative MPs asked to withdraw letters demanding a vote of confidence in Theresa May". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "The Top 100 Most Influential Conservatives of 2018".
  19. ↑ "About Andrea". Personal website. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Festive Wedding in Parliament". Jack Lopresti. 23 December 2017. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  21. ↑ "Brexit baby brings the Commons together in laughter". ITV News. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  22. ↑ "Bristol MP Jack Lopresti having affair with Tory colleague, Conservative party confirms". ITV News. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  23. ↑ "Tory MPs admit to relationship after photo shows them canoodling at train station". Daily Telegraph. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  24. ↑ Singh, Arj (16 June 2018). "Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns 'cannot remember a day without pain' in 15 years". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "Tories Triumphin Westminster Dog of the Year as they parade pooches outside Parliament".
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ed Balls		 Member of Parliament
for Morley and Outwood
2015–present		 Incumbent
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