Jennifer Barbara Riddell-Carpenter[2] (née Riddell; born 1986) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since 2024.[3]
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Thérèse Coffey |
| Majority | 1,070 (2.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Barbara Riddell 1986 (age 39–40)[1] |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse | Matthew Riddell-Carpenter |
Early life
editAfter spending her early childhood abroad for her parents' work, the family moved to Martlesham Heath when Riddell-Carpenter was seven.[4] She was privately educated at Woodbridge School, before going to Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Politics in 2008 and a Master of Arts (MA) in Islamic history in 2009, both from SOAS University of London. She later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Henley Business School in 2017.[5][better source needed]
She was managing director of Cratus Group, a PR agency, director of the Built Environment Communications Group, a manager at housing developer L&Q, and at other PR agencies like Four Communications and Bellenden, according to her LinkedIn page.[6]
Riddell-Carpenter was an Army Reservist.[7]
Political career
editPersonal life
editRiddell-Carpenter is married to Matthew Riddell-Carpenter, who works in London social housing.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "CAVENDISH ADVOCACY LIMITED - Appointments". Companies House.
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Suffolk Coastal - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- 1 2 Waller, Martin (22 March 2024). "Labour's Suffolk Coastal candidate controversy". East Anglia Bylines. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jenny Riddell Carpenter - Managing Director (corporate Affairs And Advocacy) at Cratus Group". The Org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jenny Riddell-Carpenter". LinkedIn.
- ↑ https://www.forcesnews.com/services/tri-service/veterans-and-reservists-among-mps-winning-seat-general-election
- ↑ Abby Wallace and Nicholas Earl (18 November 2024). "The green vs. NIMBY split blowing up British politics". POLITICO.
- ↑ Bareham, Dominic (24 August 2024). "New Suffolk MP calls for an end to the 'piecemeal approach' to energy infrastructure". East Anglian Daily Times.
External links
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- Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile on OpenSanctions, an open database of sanctions and persons of interest
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