Andrea Jenkyns

Dame Andrea Jenkyns
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills[a]
In office
9 July 2022 – 27 October 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byMichelle Donelan[b]
Succeeded byRobert Halfon
Member of Parliament
for Morley and Outwood
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byEd Balls
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 50)
Beverley, Humberside, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 2017, divorced)
Children1
Residence(s)Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Lincoln
Open University
WebsiteOfficial website

Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns DBE (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood from 2015 to 2024.

Jenkyns 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 and a strong critic of Theresa May's handling of Brexit during her leadership of the Conservative Party.[4][5] Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, when she was dismissed by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. She failed to win re-election to the successor seat of Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election.[6]


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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Skills) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Elections 2015 – Morley & Outwood". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Andrea Jenkyns: About the woman who toppled Ed Balls". ITV News. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Co-Chairmen – Political Advisory Board – Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Andrea Jenkyns is a long-standing critic of the prime minister". Sky News. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Leeds South West and Morley - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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