Jenny Willott | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs | |
In office 18 December 2013 – 30 June 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
Succeeded by | Jo Swinson |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | |
In office 12 May 2010 – 9 December 2010 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Succeeded by | Duncan Hames |
Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jon Owen Jones |
Succeeded by | Jo Stevens |
Majority | 4,576 (12.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Wimbledon, Merton, London, England | 29 May 1974
Political party | Welsh Liberal Democrats |
Spouse | Andrew Poole |
Children | 2 sons |
Alma mater | Durham University London School of Economics |
Website | www.jennywillott.com[dead link] |
Jennifer Nancy Willott OBE (born 29 May 1974)[1] is a British politician. She was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 2005 to 2015.[2] Willott became a junior minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Government Equalities Office in December 2013, temporarily standing in for Jo Swinson while Swinson was on maternity leave. She was the first woman and first Liberal Democrat to represent her seat. Willott was a councillor in the London Borough of Merton from 1998 to 2000.