Jacob Collier (politician)
Jacob Collier | |
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| Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Kniveton |
| Majority | 2,266 (5.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1997年05月20日) 20 May 1997 (age 27)[citation needed ] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Jacob Collier (born 20 May 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter since 2024.[1]
Early life
[edit ]Jacob Collier was born in Burton-upon-Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton.[2] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and de Ferrers Academy.[3] [4] He read History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.[4] Collier was elected as Community Officer for the University of Nottingham Students' Union.[5] He became chair of Nottingham Labour Students before graduating in 2018.[6]
Collier worked in communications for Thera, a company working with people with learning disabilities and from 2021 was a communications officer at the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, where he was also a union representative for Unison.[7] [4] [6] [8]
Political career
[edit ]Collier was elected as MP for Burton and Uttoxeter at the general election in July 2024 with a 2,266 majority, gaining the seat from the Conservatives.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Burton and Uttoxeter | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Our New MP – Jacob Collier". Burton and Uttoxeter Labour Party. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Collier for Burton and Uttoxeter in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Courea, Eleni (9 July 2024). "Fresh faces: meet the UK's 10 MPs from generation Z". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Which comms pros are vying to be Labour MPs? (part one)". PR Week. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ July 05, Evie Barrett (5 July 2024). "Which comms pros are now MPs?". PR Week. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter 2024–present |
Incumbent |