Jacob Collier (politician)
Jacob Collier | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Kniveton |
| Majority | 2,266 (5.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1997[citation needed] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | University of Nottingham |
Jacob Bracewell Collier (born 20 May 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter since 2024.[1]
Early life
[edit]Jacob Collier was born in Burton upon Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton.[2] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and The de Ferrers Academy.[3][4] He read History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.[4] Collier was elected as Community Officer for the University of Nottingham Students' Union.[5] He became chair of Nottingham Labour Students before graduating in 2018.[6]
Collier worked in communications for Thera, a charity working with people with learning disabilities and from 2021 was a communications officer at the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, where he was also a union representative for Unison.[7][4][6][8]
Political career
[edit]Collier was elected as MP for Burton and Uttoxeter at the general election in July 2024 with a 2,266 majority, gaining the seat from the Conservatives.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Burton and Uttoxeter | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Our New MP – Jacob Collier". Burton and Uttoxeter Labour Party. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jacob Collier for Burton and Uttoxeter in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 Courea, Eleni (9 July 2024). "Fresh faces: meet the UK's 10 MPs from generation Z". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- 1 2 "Which comms pros are vying to be Labour MPs? (part one)". PR Week. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ July 05, Evie Barrett (5 July 2024). "Which comms pros are now MPs?". PR Week. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile on OpenSanctions, an open database of sanctions and persons of interest
