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Andrea Jenkyns
British politician (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns DBE (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician who served as Deputy Chairwoman of the European Research Group (ERG) from 2019 to 2024.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills[lower-alpha 1] | |
In office 9 July 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Michelle Donelan[lower-alpha 2] |
Succeeded by | Robert Halfon |
Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group | |
Assumed office 23 December 2019 | |
Leader | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Chairman | Steve Baker Mark Francois |
Preceded by | Steve Baker |
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 | (1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 50) Beverley, Humberside, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England London, England |
Alma mater | University of Lincoln Open University |
Website | Official website |
She 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.[4] She was a strong critic of Theresa May during her leadership of the Conservative Party due to her handling of Brexit.[5] Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, when she was sacked by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.