This article is about the British politician. For the American politician, see Andrea Jenkins.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns
DBE MP
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills[a]
In office 9 July 2022 – 27 October 2022
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson Liz Truss
Preceded by
Michelle Donelan[b]
Succeeded by
Robert Halfon
Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 December 2019
Serving with Mark Francois (2019–2020) & David Jones (2020–present)
Leader
Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Chairman
Steve Baker Mark Francois
Preceded by
Steve Baker
Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by
Ed Balls
Majority
11,267 (21.7%)
Personal details
Born
(1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 49) Beverley, Humberside, England
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Jack Lopresti
(m. 2017; div. 2022)
Children
1
Residence(s)
Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England London, England
Alma mater
University of Lincoln Open University
Website
Official website
Dame Andrea Marie JenkynsDBE (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician serving as Deputy Chairwoman of the European Research Group (ERG) since 2019.
She 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.[4] She was a strong critic of Theresa May during her leadership of the Conservative Party due to her handling of Brexit.[5] Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, when she was sacked by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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^"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Skills) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Elections 2015 – Morley & Outwood". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^"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.
^"Co-Chairmen – Political Advisory Board – Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^"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.
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