Jeremy Lefroy

Jeremy Lefroy
MP
Member of Parliament
for Stafford
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by David Kidney
Majority 9,177 (18.8%)
Personal details
Born (1959-05-30) 30 May 1959
London[1]
Nationality English
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Janet Lefroy
Children Benjamin, Eliza
Alma mater Highgate School, King's College, Cambridge
Religion Christian
Website www.jeremylefroy.org.uk

Jeremy John Elton Lefroy[2] (born 30 May 1959)[3] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for the Stafford constituency since the 2010 general election.

Early Life and career

Lefroy was educated at Highgate School,[4] an independent school in Highgate in north London, followed by King's College, Cambridge.

Lefroy lived and worked in the coffee industry in Tanzania between 1989 and 2000.[5] He is a qualified chartered accountant.[5]

He also founded and runs Equity for Africa, a charitable trust which seeks to alleviate poverty in a self-sustaining way by creating jobs through investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa.

Political career

Lefroy was one of the three Conservative Councillors for the Westlands ward of Newcastle-under-Lyme Council. Since a Conservative-led joint administration with the Liberal Democrats took control from Labour in May 2006, he served as the Portfolio holder for Finance and Efficiency in the Borough.

Lefroy was the Conservative Party Parliamentary candidate for Newcastle-under-Lyme in the general election of May 2005, losing to Labour's Paul Farrelly, the sitting MP. He polled 9,945 votes down from the 10,664 votes that the Conservatives recorded in the previous General Election representing a fall in the Conservative share of the vote from 26.7% to 25%, although this did also represent a 2.7% swing from Labour to the Conservatives as Labour lost vote share at an even faster rate.

Lefroy was elected as MP for Stafford in 2010 with a majority of 5,460[6] and was re-elected in the General Election of 2015 with an increased majority of 9,177.[7]

In Parliament, he served on the Select Committee for International Development.[8]

Lefroy has described himself as a "One Nation Tory".[9]

Lefroy was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[10]

Personal life

Lefroy has been married to Janet, a local GP and lecturer at Keele University Medical School, since 1985. Jeremy and Janet have two children, who both went to school in Newcastle.

References

  1. ↑ "Who's Who". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59418. p. 8745. 13 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jeremy Lefroy MP". Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Profile". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  5. 1 2 "About Jeremy". Jeremy Lefroy. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stafford". Election 2010. BBC. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Lefroy retains Stafford seat". Staffordshire newsletter. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jeremy Lefroy". Parliament UK. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Lefroy, Jeremy; Bruce, Fiona (18 August 2014). "Marriage must be at the centre of Tory policy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  10. ↑ 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
David Kidney		 Member of Parliament for Stafford
2010 – present 		Incumbent


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