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'''Jessica Katherine Lee'''<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue=59418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8740}}</ref> (born 7 April 1976)<ref name="erewash-cons-jlee">{{cite web |url=http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp |title=Jessica Lee MP | Erewash |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101454/http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp |archive-date=2 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }} Erewash Conservatives – Jessica Lee MP</ref> is a British former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. She was elected as the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Erewash (UK Parliament constituency)|Erewash]] in Derbyshire in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]].<ref name="LG"/> She served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]], [[Dominic Grieve]], before stepping down for the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]]. |
'''Jessica Katherine Lee, Lady Harrington of Watford'''<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue=59418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8740}}</ref> (born 7 April 1976)<ref name="erewash-cons-jlee">{{cite web |url=http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp |title=Jessica Lee MP | Erewash |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101454/http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp |archive-date=2 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }} Erewash Conservatives – Jessica Lee MP</ref> is a British former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. She was elected as the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Erewash (UK Parliament constituency)|Erewash]] in Derbyshire in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]].<ref name="LG"/> She served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]], [[Dominic Grieve]], before stepping down for the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]]. |
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 12 October 2024
The Lady Harrington of Watford | |
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| Member of Parliament for Erewash | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Liz Blackman |
| Succeeded by | Maggie Throup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1976 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Richard Harrington |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London; College of Law |
| Website | www |
Jessica Katherine Lee, Lady Harrington of Watford[1] (born 7 April 1976)[2] is a British former Conservative Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire in 2010.[1] She served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, before stepping down for the 2015 general election.
Early life
[edit]Lee was born in Nottingham on 7 April 1976,[2] 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 as Chair of the college's 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 practised 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
[edit]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 said: "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] Lee campaigned enthusiastically for the opening of a railway station in Ilkeston, and raised the issue in the House of Commons.[8]
Following the formation of the Cameron Ministry in May 2010, Lee was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve.[9]
In January 2014, Lee announced her intention to step down at the 2015 general election.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8740.
- ^ a b "Jessica Lee MP | Erewash". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2012. Erewash Conservatives – Jessica Lee MP
- ^ Election highs for Royal Holloway alumni, accessed 24 November 2012
- ^ a b "Jessica Lee". The Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Camberwell and Peckham". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Erewash". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Hemmett, Peter (7 May 2010). "Election results video: Jessica Lee wins Erewash back for the Conservatives". Ilkeston Advertiser. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Erewash MP raises train battle in Houses of Parliament". www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk.
- ^ "Government publishes list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS)". GOV.UK.
- ^ "MP to stand down after five years". BBC News. 20 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Jessica Lee MP official constituency website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- UK MPs 2010–2015
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London
- People educated at Loughborough High School
- Politicians from Nottingham
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Derbyshire
- 21st-century British women politicians
- 21st-century English women
- 21st-century English politicians