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Line 1: {{Short description\|British ~~Conservative~~ politician (born 1964)}} {{Use British English\|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder \| name = Jo Churchill \| honorific-suffix = ~~[[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|MP]]~~ \| image = Official portrait of Jo Churchill MP crop 2.jpg \| office1 = [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] \| primeminister1 = [[Liz Truss]]<br/>[[Rishi Sunak]] \| term_start1 = 8 September 2022 \| term_end1 = 13 November 2023 Line 23: \| predecessor3 = [[Seema Kennedy]] \| successor3 = [[Maria Caulfield]] \| ~~primeminister4~~majority3 = ~~[[Theresa~~ ~~May]]~~ = \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1964\|3\|18\|df=y}} ~~\| office4 = [[Assistant Government Whip]]~~ ~~\| term_start4 = 8 January 2018~~ \| term_end4 = 26 July 2019▼ ~~\| predecessor4 =~~ \| successor4 = ▼ ~~\| majority4 =~~ ~~\| birth_date =~~ \| birth_place = \| death_date = Line 39 ⟶ 33: \| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bury St Edmunds]] \| term_start4 = 7 May 2015 ▲\| term_end4 = 2630 ~~July~~May ~~2019~~2024 \| predecessor4 = [[David Ruffley]] ▲\| successor4 = Constituency abolished \| primeminister3 = [[Boris Johnson]] \| ~~majority4~~office = ~~24,988~~[[Minister of State for ~~(40.3%)~~Employment]] ~~\| office = [[Minister of State for Employment]]~~ \| primeminister = [[Rishi Sunak]] \| predecessor = [[Guy Opperman]] \| term_start = 13 November 2023 \| term_end = 5 July 2024 \| successor = [[Alison McGovern]] }} '''Johanna Peta Churchill'''<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=61230 \|date=18 May 2015 \|page=9125}}</ref> (born 18 March 1964) is a British ~~[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]]~~ politician who ~~has~~ served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bury St. Edmunds]] ~~since the~~from [[2015 United Kingdom general election\|2015]] to [[2024 United Kingdom general election\|2024]]. ~~She~~A ~~has~~member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]], she served as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions ~~since~~from November 2023 until July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ministerial appointments: November 2023 \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-november-2023 \|access-date=2023-11-13 \|website=GOV.UK \|language=en}}</ref> She previously served as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] from 2022 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 \|access-date=2022-09-09 \|website=GOV.UK \|language=en}}</ref> In that role, she took part in the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla\|2023 Coronation]],<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news \|title=Coronation order of service in full \|work=BBC News \|date=5 May 2023 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65503950 ~~\|website=BBC News~~ \|access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref> and the [[2023 State Opening of Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web \|~~first~~first1=Tom \|~~last~~last1=Edgington \|first2=Jennifer \|last2=Clarke \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32816450 \|title=King's Speech: What is it and why is it important? \|date=7 November 2023 \|accessdate=7 November 2023 \|work=BBC News \|publisher=BBC}}</ref> ==Early life== Line 55 ⟶ 52: Churchill was the finance director of a scaffolding company and served on [[Lincolnshire County Council]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=4 November 2014 \|title=Director selected as Tory candidate for Bury St Edmunds \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-29906498 \|url-status=live \|access-date=10 January 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518012819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-29906498 \|archive-date=18 May 2019}}</ref> Churchill iswas the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|member of parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bury St Edmunds]] in [[Suffolk]], which encompasses [[Bury St Edmunds]] and [[Stowmarket]], having first taken her seat at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election\|2015 general election]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 May 2015 \|title=Bury St Edmunds \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000613 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508043955/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000613 \|archive-date=8 May 2015}}</ref> She has ~~previously~~ sat on the [[Women and Equalities Committee]] and the [[Environmental Audit Select Committee]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/ \|title=Environmental Audit Committee \|website=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 October 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016181321/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/ \|archive-date=16 October 2015 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Churchill was opposed to Brexit prior to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum\|2016 referendum]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Goodenough \|first1=Tom \|date=16 February 2016 \|title=Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence? \|work=[[The Spectator]] \|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=11 October 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502030758/https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/ \|archive-date=2 May 2019}}</ref> She has since 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). Line 64 ⟶ 61: In September 2021, Churchill was appointed [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs#Ministers\|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation]] at the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] during the second [[2021 British cabinet reshuffle\|cabinet reshuffle]] of the [[second Johnson ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021\|title=Ministerial appointments: September 2021\|date=16 September 2021}}</ref> She resigned from this position in 2022 in protest at [[Boris Johnson\|Boris Johnson's]] conduct in the [[Chris Pincher scandal]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Geater \|first1=Paul \|title=Jo Churchill quits as minister over Boris Johnson's leadership \|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/jo-churchill-quits-as-minister-9124278 \|access-date=6 July 2022 \|work=East Anglian Daily Times \|date=6 July 2022 \|language=en-UK}}</ref> In 2023, Churchill as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]], was "[[State Opening of Parliament#Delivery of parliamentary hostage\|taken hostage]]" at [[Buckingham Palace]] to ensure the King's safe return after the [[2023 State Opening of Parliament]].<ref name="Focus on crime">{{Cite web \|last=Morton \|first=Becky \|date=7 November 2023 \|title=Focus on crime as Rishi Sunak sets out priorities in King's Speech \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67344714 \|accessdate=7 November 2023 \|work=BBC News \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Speech">{{Cite web \|last1=Edgington \|first1=Tom \|last2=Clarke \|first2=Jennifer \|date=7 November 2023 \|title=King's Speech: What is it and why is it important? \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32816450 \|accessdate=7 November 2023 \|work=BBC News \|publisher=BBC}}</ref> She announced that she would not stand for re-election at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Second minister of day announces exit from Parliament adding to Tory headache to fill '150 empty candidate spots' \|url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/ministers-exit-parliament-tory-headache-fill-candidate-spots/ \|access-date=2024-05-23 \|website=LBC \|language=en}}</ref> She was replaced as the Conservative candidate for the new constituency of [[Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket]] by special adviser [[Will Tanner]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Geater \|first=Paul \|date=2024-06-05 \|title=Downing Street official hopes to become Suffolk MP after General Election \|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24365994.final-two-tories-picked-contest-suffolk-seats-election/ \|access-date=2024-06-06 \|website=East Anglian Daily Times \|language=en}}</ref> ==References== Line 84 ⟶ 85: {{s-start}} {{s-par\|uk}} {{s-bef \| before = [[David Ruffley]] }} {{s-~~inc}}~~ttl▼ ~~{{s-ttl~~\| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bury St Edmunds]]~~\|years=[[2015 United Kingdom general election\|2015]]–present}}~~ ▲{{s-inc}} \| years = [[2015 United Kingdom general election\|2015]]–[[2024 United Kingdom general election\|2024]] }} {{s-non\|reason=Constituency abolished}} {{s-end}} ~~{{East of England Conservative Party MPs}}~~ {{Authority control}} Line 100 ⟶ 105: [[Category:UK MPs 2015–2017]] [[Category:UK MPs 2017–2019]] [[Category:UK MPs ~~2019–present~~2019–2024]] [[Category:21st-century British women politicians]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:21st-century English women]] [[Category:21st-century English ~~people~~politicians]] [[Category:Women councillors in England]]