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 Burton upon Trent,Staffordshire,England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
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 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]
In November 2024, Collier voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [11]
Collier is openly LGBT+. [12]
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