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'''Jessica Katherine Lee'''<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue=59418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8740}}</ref> (born 7 April 1976)<ref name="erewash-cons-jlee">http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp Erewash Conservatives – Jessica Lee MP</ref> was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative Party]] politician. She was elected as the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Erewash (UK Parliament constituency)|Erewash]] in Derbyshire in [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010]].<ref name="LG"/> She served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]], [[Dominic Grieve]], before stepping down for the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 general election]].
'''Jessica Katherine Lee'''<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue=59418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8740}}</ref> (born 7 April 1976)<ref name="erewash-cons-jlee">{{cite web |url=http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-07-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101454/http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp |archivedate=2 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }} Erewash Conservatives – Jessica Lee MP</ref> was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative Party]] politician. She was elected as the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Erewash (UK Parliament constituency)|Erewash]] in Derbyshire in [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010]].<ref name="LG"/> She served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]], [[Dominic Grieve]], before stepping down for the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 general election]].


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 22:34, 24 November 2017

For other people named Jessica Lee, see Jessica Lee (disambiguation).

Jessica Lee
Member of Parliament
for Erewash
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byLiz Blackman
Succeeded byMaggie Throup
Personal details
Born (1976-04-07) 7 April 1976 (age 48)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materRoyal Holloway, University of London; College of Law
Websitewww.jessicaleemp.com

Jessica Katherine Lee[1] (born 7 April 1976)[2] was a British Conservative Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire in 2010.[1] She served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, before stepping down for the 2015 general election.

Early life

Lee was born in Nottingham on 7 April 1976,[2] educated at Loughborough High School and Royal Holloway, University of London, where she graduated with a degree in History & Politics in 1997[3] and served as Chair of the college's Conservative Students Society. She was the first person from her family to go to university.[4]

Lee went on to study at the College of Law. She was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 2000, and practised as a barrister specialising in family law.[4]

At the 2005 general election, Lee stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in Camberwell and Peckham, finishing third with 9.8% of the vote in a constituency won by the incumbent Labour Party MP Harriet Harman.[5]

Parliamentary career

Lee was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Erewash in the 2010 general election with a majority of 2,501.[6] After her victory was confirmed, she said: "I feel privileged, honoured, slightly overwhelmed. I mean it when I say I will do my best to serve everyone in Erewash, whether they voted for me or not".[7] Lee has campaigned enthusiastically for the opening of a railway station in Ilkeston and has raised the issue in the House of Commons.[8]

Following the formation of the Cameron Ministry in May 2010, Lee was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve.[9]

In January 2014, Lee announced her intention to step down at the 2015 general election.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8740.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Erewash Conservatives – Jessica Lee MP
  3. ^ Election highs for Royal Holloway alumni, accessed 24 November 2012
  4. ^ a b "Jessica Lee". The Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Camberwell and Peckham". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Erewash". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  7. ^ Hemmett, Peter (7 May 2010). "Election results video: Jessica Lee wins Erewash back for the Conservatives". Ilkeston Advertiser. Retrieved 7 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/campaigns/erewash_mp_raises_train_battle_in_houses_of_parliament_1_1618952
  9. ^ http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/11/government-publishes-list-of-parliamentary-private-secretaries-57099
  10. ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25816796
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Erewash
2010–2015 		Succeeded by
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