Jackie Doyle-Price
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Jackie Doyle-Price MP |
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Member of Parliament for Thurrock |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew MacKinlay |
| Majority | 536 (1.1%) |
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5 August 1969 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Purfleet, England, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Durham |
| Website | www |
Jacqueline Doyle-Price (born 5 August 1969) is an English Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thurrock in the May 2010 general election. She retained the seat in 2015 and was appointed as an assistant whip. Born in Sheffield, she lives in Purfleet. She joined the Conservative Party in 1986, as a teenager.
Doyle-Price was educated at Notre Dame High School, Sheffield and studied economics at University College, Durham. After graduating she worked for the Sheffield Enterprise Agency and for South Yorkshire Police. She later became Parliamentary Officer at The City of London and then Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor of the City of London before working as a consumer advocate for the Financial Services Authority.
Doyle-Price stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for Sheffield Hillsborough in the 2005 general election, coming third with 15.02% of the vote.
She was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Thurrock at the 2010 General Election, by a majority of 92 (0.2%) after two recounts. In May 2015, she retained her seat with a majority of 536 after a recount.
Doyle-Price made her maiden speech on 28 June 2010, speaking about the need for welfare reform. She was prepared to publicly challenge ministers on behalf of her constituents, particularly on transport issues connected with the Dartford Crossing and on the Government postponement of work to improve Junction 30 of the M25. In June 2010, she was appointed to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee which is responsible for scrutinising Government spending and whether it is delivering value for money. In May 2012 she was elected Chairman of the All Party Gurkha Welfare Group.
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