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Jessica Lee
MPMember of Parliament
for ErewashIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by Liz Blackman Majority 2,501 (5.2%) Personal details Born 7 April 1976
Nottingham, EnglandPolitical party Conservative Alma mater Royal Holloway, University of London; College of Law Website www.jessicaleemp.com Jessica Katherine Lee[1] (b. 7 April 1976, Nottingham)[2] is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire in 2010. She is currently Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP.
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Early life
Lee was educated at Loughborough High School and Royal Holloway, University of London, where she graduated with a degree in History & Politics in 1997[3] and served was Chair of the college Conservative Students Society. She was the first person from her family to go to university.[4]
Lee went on to study at the College of Law. She was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 2000, and practiced as a barrister specialising in family law.[4]
At the 2005 general election, Lee stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in Camberwell and Peckham, finishing third with 9.8% of the vote in a constituency won by the incumbent Labour Party MP Harriet Harman.[5]
Parliamentary career
Lee was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Erewash in the 2010 general election with a majority of 2,501.[6] After her victory was confirmed, she stated: "I feel privileged, honoured, slightly overwhelmed. I mean it when I say I will do my best to serve everyone in Erewash, whether they voted for me or not".[7]
Following the formation of the Cameron Ministry in May 2010, Lee was appointed a parliamentary private secretary to Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland, Dominic Grieve.[8]
Lee has campaigned enthusiastically for the opening of a railway station in Ilkeston and has raised the issue in the House of Commons.[9]
Personal life
Lee lives with her family in Erewash.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
- ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251181/
- ^ Election highs for Royal Holloway alumni, www.rhul.ac.uk
- ^ a b c "Jessica Lee". The Conservative Party. http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Lee_Jessica.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Camberwell and Peckham". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/constituency/784/camberwell-and-peckham. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Erewash". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b67.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Hemmett, Peter (2010-05-07). "Election results video: Jessica Lee wins Erewash back for the Conservatives". Ilkeston Advertiser. http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/ELECTION-RESULTS-VIDEO-Jessica-Lee.6279703.jp. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/11/government-publishes-list-of-parliamentary-private-secretaries-57099
- ^ http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/campaigns/erewash_mp_raises_train_battle_in_houses_of_parliament_1_1618952
External links
- Jessica Lee MP official constituency website
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Liz BlackmanMember of Parliament for Erewash
2010–presentIncumbent Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- UK MPs 2010–
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London
- People from Nottingham
- People educated at Loughborough High School
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