Preceded by Richard Shepherd Role Politician Majority 11,723 (29.7%) Education Open University | Political party Conservative Party Conservative Party Name Wendy Morton | |
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Born 9 November 1967 (age 56)
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Women2Win Spotlight | Wendy Morton MP
Wendy Morton (born 9 November 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills since the 2015 general election.
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In 2010 Morton stood unsuccessfully in Tynemouth in Tyne and Wear, being defeated by Labour's Alan Campbell.
Early life and career
Morton was born in North Yorkshire where she attended local primary and secondary schools. She later gained an MBA with the Open University.
Her career began as an executive officer in HM Diplomatic Service at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before working in the business sector, in sales and marketing. She then set up an electronics company, with her husband, designing and manufacturing electronic goods for the agricultural industry.
Parliamentary career
Morton was selected for the seat of Aldridge-Brownhills in January 2015, and won the seat in May with 52% share of the vote. She made her maiden speech on 3 June 2015. During the 2017 Parliament, Morton sat on the International Development Select Committee. She was also the Chair of the APPG for Sustainable Development Goals, as well as taking an active interest in several other APPG's.
Her first Private Members bill, NHS (Charitable Trusts, etc.) Bill, received Royal Assent on 23 March 2016 and is now law.Her Second Private Member's Bill the Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) bill received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017.
Morton was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.
In the summer of 2016, she was appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the newly-created Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
At the 2017 General Election, Morton increased her majority to 14,307 and gained 65.4% of the vote. In the government reshuffle following the election Morton was promoted to Parliament Private Secretary to Priti Patel at the Department for International Development.