Jake Berry

Not to be confused with Michael "James" Ellwood Berry (politician).
Jake Berry
MP
Member of Parliament
for Rossendale and Darwen
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Janet Anderson
Majority 5,654 (11.5%)
Personal details
Born (1978-12-29) 29 December 1978[1]
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Charlotte
Residence Helmshore
Alma mater University of Sheffield and Chester College
Profession Solicitor
Website jakeberry.org
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James Jacob Gilchrist Berry[1] (born 29 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen, having won the seat at the 2010 UK General Election, defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Janet Anderson by a majority of 4,493 votes.[2][3]

Personal life

Berry was born in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool College before studying for a Law degree at Sheffield University.[1] He trained at Chester College and in the City of London before becoming a solicitor in 2003.[1][4] He worked for a number of legal practices,[1] specialising in housing and development law.[4] He married Charlotte Alexa in 2009[1] and currently lives in Helmshore, Rossendale.[5]

Parliamentary career

Berry was elected in the 2010 General Election as MP for Rossendale and Darwen. He won against incumbent MP Janet Anderson, who held the position for eighteen years, in an 8.9% swing to the Conservatives. Berry overturned a Labour majority of 3,616 to win by 4,493 votes.[3][6]

In 2010, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Grant Shapps, the Minister for Housing and Local Government at the Department of Communities and Local Government, following Shapps to the Cabinet Office in 2012.[3][4]

In April 2013, the Prime Minister asked Berry to join the Number 10 Policy Unit,[7] headed by Jo Johnson. His roles in this position include advising the Prime Minister on housing, regional growth and local government. He is also the Prime Minister's spokesperson for the north-west.

Having grown his moustache for the Movember charity appeal in November 2013, Berry claimed he had been compared to the television detective Magnum, and an 1970s porn star.[8] Berry sponsored legislation, the Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill, which gave councils the right to hold religious prayers at the start of meetings.[9]

In the 2015 general election, Berry was returned as MP for Rossendale and Darwen, with an increased majority of 5,654[10]

Berry was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Berry, James Jacob Gilchrist, (Jake)', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 30 November 2012
  2. ↑ Jake Berry MP, Westminster Parliamentary Record. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Jake Berry, www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Jake Berry, Conservative Party website. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Rossendale Borough Council. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Conservative gains in Lancashire". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Winnett, Robert (24 April 2013). "David Cameron recruits Boris's brother for Number 10". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  8. ↑ "Movember MP Jake Berry 'looks like 1970s porn star'". BBC. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill 2014–15". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/darwen/12938480.Jake_Berry_retains_Rossendale_and_Darwen_seat_for_Conservatives/?ref=rss
  11. ↑ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Janet Anderson		 Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen
2010–present 		Incumbent
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