Dame Andrea Jenkyns | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills[a] | |
| In office 9 July 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Michelle Donelan[b] |
| Succeeded by | Robert Halfon |
| Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Balls |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1974 Beverley, then in Humberside, England |
| Political party | Reform UK (from 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2024) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Lincoln Open University |
| Website | Official website |
Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns DBE (born 16 June 1974) is a British news and current affairs journalist for GB News[2] and a politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire, England from 2015 to June 2024.
Jenkyns was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood at the 2015 general election, defeating Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.[3][4] She was an advocate for the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave and a strong critic of Theresa May's handling of Brexit during her leadership of the Conservative Party.[5][6] Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, when she was dismissed by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. She failed to win re-election to the successor seat of Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election.[7]
Jenkyns was made Dame of the British Empire by 2022 outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
She left the Conservative Party for Reform UK in November 2024, announcing her candidacy for Reform in the 2025 election for the newly created Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire.[8]
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- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Skills) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "GB News Andrea Jenkyns articles". Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Leeds South West and Morley – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK". BBC News. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.