Jeremy Lefroy
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Jeremy Lefroy MP |
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Member of Parliament for Stafford |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | David Kidney |
| Majority | 9,177 (18.8%) |
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30 May 1959 London |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Lefroy |
| Children | Benjamin, Eliza |
| Alma mater | Highgate School, King's College, Cambridge |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
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.
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