The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and will not be an incumbent MP once Parliament is dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during that period. |
Rebecca Harris | |
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Comptroller of the Household | |
Assumed office 8 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Marcus Jones |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 9 January 2018 –8 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Heather Wheeler |
Member of Parliament for Castle Point | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Bob Spink |
Majority | 26,634 (60.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Windsor,Berkshire,England [2] | 22 December 1967
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Frank |
Alma mater | Bedales School London School of Economics |
Website | www |
Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris [3] (born 22 December 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Castle Point since 2010. She is the incumbent Comptroller of the Household. [4] [5] In that role,she took part in the 2023 Coronation. [6]
Rebecca Harris was born on 22 December 1967 in Windsor,Berkshire and was privately educated at the independent boarding school Bedales,in Hampshire. She then went to university at the London School of Economics (BSc).
After university,Harris worked with Phillimore &Co publishers,working in warehousing as a delivery driver and sales rep. She eventually joined the board as marketing director.
Harris was a Conservative head office campaign co-ordinator during 2000-2001 and Conservative North West London area officer during 2007–2008. [1]
At the 2010 general election,Harris was elected to Parliament as MP for Castle Point with 44% of the vote and a majority of 7,632. [7] [8] [9]
In 2012,Harris was named by Conservative Home as one of a minority of loyal Conservative backbench MPs not to have voted against the government in any significant rebellions. [10]
She was a member of the Business,Innovation and Skills Committee and championed the Daylight Saving Bill which would have moved Britain onto Central European Time. [11] On 20 January 2012,the legislation ran out of time to progress,meaning that the United Kingdom would remain on Western European Time. [12]
In March 2015,Harris and her entourage recorded video footage of allegedly speeding motorbikers and handed them to the police,after spotting them whilst canvassing. Local residents had complained of the street being used for road racing. [13]
At the 2015 general election,Harris was re-elected as MP for Castle Point with an increased vote share of 50.9% and an increased majority of 8,934. [14] [15]
Prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum,Harris stated her support for Britain to leave the European Union. [16]
Harris was again re-elected at the snap 2017 general election with an increased vote share of 67.3% and an increased majority of 18,872. [17] [18]
At the 2019 general election,Harris was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 76.7% and an increased majority of 26,634. [19] [20] This was the largest Conservative vote share of the entire election. [21]
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