Jessica Lee | |
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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 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | 7 April 1976
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London; College of Law |
Website |
www |
Jessica Katherine Lee [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.
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]
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]
Jessica Lee | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Erewash | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Liz Blackman |
Succeeded by | Maggie Throup |
Personal details | |
Born | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | 7 April 1976
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London; College of Law |
Website |
www |
Jessica Katherine Lee [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.
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]
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]