Preceded by David Kidney Children Benjamin, Eliza Party Conservative Party Political party Conservative Spouse Janet Lefroy (m. 1985) | Nationality English Role British Politician Majority 9,177 (18.8%) Name Jeremy Lefroy | |
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Born 30 May 1959 (age 64)
London ( 1959-05-30 ) Alma mater Highgate School, King's College, Cambridge Education Highgate School, King's College, Cambridge Profiles | ||
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Jeremy John Elton Lefroy (born 30 May 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for the Stafford constituency since the 2010 general election.
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- Jeremy lefroy on ntds
- Brexit jeremy lefroy questions david davis 15 mar 2017
- Early Life and career
- Political career
- Personal life
- References
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Early Life and career
Lefroy was educated at Highgate School, 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. He is a qualified chartered accountant.
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 and was re-elected in the General Election of 2015 with an increased majority of 9,177.
In Parliament, he served on the Select Committee for International Development.
Lefroy has described himself as a "One Nation Tory".
Lefroy was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.
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.
He is a member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.