Jo Churchill MP |
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Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | David Ruffley |
Majority | 21,301 (35.9%) |
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Born | 18 March 1964 |
Political party | Conservative |
Website | Official website |
Johanna Peta Churchill is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Johanna Churchill was born on 18 March 1964. She was educated at Dame Alice Harpur School.
Churchill was the finance director of a scaffolding company and served on Lincolnshire County Council.
Churchill is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, which encompasses Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, having first taken her seat at the 2015 general election. She sits on the Environmental Audit Select Committee.
Churchill was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum. However, Churchill has stated that the EU referendum result must be respected and therefore supported Theresa May in triggering Article 50 (the formal process of leaving the EU).