Jake Berry
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Jake Berry MP |
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Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Janet Anderson |
| Majority | 5,654 (11.5%) |
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29 December 1978 Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte (2009–2016) |
| Residence | Helmshore |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield and Chester College |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Website |
jakeberry.org parliament..jake-berry |
James Jacob Gilchrist Berry (born 29 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen, having won the seat at the 2010 General Election, defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Janet Anderson by a majority of 4,493 votes.
Berry was born in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool College, before studying for a Law degree at Sheffield University. He trained at Chester College and in the City of London, before becoming a solicitor in 2003. He worked for a number of legal practices, specialising in housing and development law.
He married Charlotte Alexa in 2009 but they separated after the 2015 General Election, and divorced in September 2016. He lives in Helmshore, Rossendale.
Berry was elected in the 2010 General Election as MP for Rossendale and Darwen. He won against incumbent MP Janet Anderson, who held the position for eighteen years, in an 8.9% swing to the Conservatives. Berry overturned a Labour majority of 3,616 to win by 4,493 votes.
In 2010, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Grant Shapps, the Minister for Housing and Local Government at the Department of Communities and Local Government, following Shapps to the Cabinet Office in 2012.
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