Jacob Collier (born 20 May 1997)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter since 2024.[2]
Jacob Collier | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Kniveton |
| Majority | 2,266 (5.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1997 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Early life
editJacob Collier was born in Burton-upon-Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton.[3] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and de Ferrers Academy.[4][5] He read History and Politics at the University of Nottingham and specialised in post-Second World War British politics.[5] Collier was elected as Community Officer for the University of Nottingham Students' Union.[6] He became chair of Nottingham Labour Students before graduating in 2018.[7]
Before politics 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.[8][5][7][9] Collier voted leave in the 2016 Brexit referendum but has said he since regrets doing so.[10]
References
edit- ^ https://x.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1735982160715075742
- ^ "Burton and Uttoxeter | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Our New MP – Jacob Collier". Burton and Uttoxeter Labour Party. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Collier for Burton and Uttoxeter in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ Griffiths, Robbie (27 June 2024). "Meet the (very young) young Labour hopefuls who want to change politics this election". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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