Jeremy Wright (politician)

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name = Jeremy Wright
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constituency_MP2 = Rugby & Kenilworth
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birth_place = Taunton, United Kingdom
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nationality = British
spouse = Yvonne Salter
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alma_mater = University of Exeter
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website = [http://www.jeremywright.co.uk/ www.jeremywright.co.uk]
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Jeremy Paul Wright (born October 24, 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician, and current Member of Parliament for the constituency of Rugby & Kenilworth.

He was first elected at the 2005 general election, when he won the seat from Andy King, the Labour MP since 1997.

Early life

Jeremy was born in Taunton, Somerset. His parents were both teachers and he has one brother who is a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy. Educated at Taunton School, Trinity School New York City, Exeter University and the Inns of Court School of Law, Jeremy was called to the Bar in 1996 and specialised in Criminal Law, both prosecution and defence, in the West Midlands until his election to Parliament.

Parliamentary career

Jeremy was elected to Parliament in May 2005 to represent the constituency of Rugby & Kenilworth. In July 2007 he was appointed as an Opposition Whip. Jeremy has recently been re-elected as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia. The Group, which was set up under Jeremy’s initiative in 2007, has attracted more than 50 members from the Houses of Parliament. The Group is cross party with officers elected from the Labour Party and Liberal Democrat Party, as well as the House of Lords. Jeremy is also a trustee of the Community Development Foundation, he has served on the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, and has also served as the Vice Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sewers and Sewerage.

Personal life

He is married to the former Yvonne Salter (a 1997 graduate of the Catholic University of America), Head of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Warwick. They have a daughter, Stephanie, who was born in May 2005.

External links

* [http://www.jeremywright.co.uk Jeremy's web page]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-11017,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jeremy Wright MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jeremy_wright/rugby_and_kenilworth TheyWorkForYou.com - Jeremy Wright MP]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/491.stm BBC Politics page]

News items

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/7012432.stm The Conservative 2007 conference]

Video clips

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/local_tv/video/9012da68004b010/bb/09012da68004b1bd_16x9_bb.ram Meeting people at a surgery in the Fighting Cocks pub in Rugby in 2006]