Andrea Jenkyns

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Andrea Jenkyns
MP
Member of Parliament
for Morley and Outwood
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Ed Balls
Majority 422 (0.9%)
Personal details
Born (1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 49)
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 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

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External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Morley and Outwood
2015–present		 Incumbent

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