Jacob Collier | |
|---|---|
 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[ citation needed ] Burton upon Trent,Staffordshire,England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Jacob Bracewell Collier (born 20 May 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter since 2024. [1]
Jacob Collier was born in Burton upon Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton. [2] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and The 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 charity 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]
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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
