John Penrose | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion | |
In office 11 December 2017 – 6 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Eric Pickles |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 16 November 2018 – 25 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Shailesh Vara |
Succeeded by | Nick Hurd |
Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution | |
In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Sam Gyimah |
Succeeded by | Chris Skidmore |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 8 February 2014 – 17 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Karen Bradley |
Succeeded by | Guy Opperman |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tourism and Heritage | |
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Margaret Hodge |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Brian Cotter |
Succeeded by | Dan Aldridge |
Personal details | |
Born | Sudbury, Suffolk, England | 22 June 1964
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Residence(s) | Winscombe, Somerset, England |
Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge Columbia Business School |
Website | www.johnpenrose.org |
John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare from 2005 until 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office from 2017 until 2022.[1] He resigned on 6 June 2022 as the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion due to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal.[2]
Penrose previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2012 and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 2014 to 2016.[3] He was Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019.[4]
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