Andrea Leadsom
Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (/ˈlɛdsəm/;[1] née Salmon; born 13 May 1963)[2] is a British Conservative politician. She was the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from to 2020. She was Leader of the House of Commons from 2017 to 2019,[3] and was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire since 2010.[4]
Dame Andrea Leadsom | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care | |
| In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Neil O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | Alok Sharma |
| In office 11 June 2017 – 22 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | David Lidington |
| Succeeded by | Mel Stride |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Liz Truss |
| Succeeded by | Michael Gove |
| Minister of State for Energy | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Matt Hancock |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Neville-Rolfe |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Harriett Baldwin |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Bool |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrea Jacqueline Salmon 13 May 1963 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Leadsom (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Tonbridge Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
Leadsom became one of five candidates in the election for the leadership of the governing Conservative Party. She advanced to the second round only to loose to Theresa May.[5]
Leadsom resigned as Leader of House of Commons on 22 May 2019 in protest at Theresa May's Brexit strategy. Three days later, Leadsom announced her second candidacy for the Conservative Party leadership in the 2019 election.[6] She was eliminated on the first ballot from the race on 13 June.
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Leadsom's official parliamentary portrait after being re-elected at the 2017 general election
Leadsom, as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, speaking at a UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020
Leadsom, as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Primary Care, Start for Life and Public Health, visits a Children's Centre in Dunstable, in 2023
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References
- ↑ Anna Firth (29 April 2016). "Andrea Leadsom on Newsnight". Archived from the original on 7 July 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Tory contender: Andrea Leadsom". BBC News. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ "Andrea Leadsom MP". Twitter. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ Home Archived 15 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Andrea Leadsom. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ Bulman, May (11 July 2016). "Andrea Leadsom quits Tory leadership contest". The Independent (London). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrea-leadsom-tory-leadership-contest-conservative-election-theresa-may-read-speech-in-full-a7130746.html. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Raab and Leadsom become latest Tories to announce leadership bids". Evening Standard. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.