Jacob Collier (politician)

Jacob Collier
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Burton and Uttoxeter
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byKate Kniveton
Majority2,266 (5.0%)
Personal details
Born (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)[citation needed]
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham
For the British musician, see Jacob Collier.

Jacob 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

Jacob Collier was born in Burton-upon-Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton.[2] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and 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 company 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

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

  1. ^ "Burton and Uttoxeter | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Our New MP – Jacob Collier". Burton and Uttoxeter Labour Party. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jacob Collier for Burton and Uttoxeter in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Courea, Eleni (9 July 2024). "Fresh faces: meet the UK's 10 MPs from generation Z". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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.
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