Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Thérèse Coffey |
| Majority | 1,070 (2.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Barbara Riddell 1986 (age 38–39) [1] |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Matthew Riddell-Carpenter |
| Alma mater | |
Jennifer Barbara Riddell-Carpenter [2] (née Riddell; born 1986) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since 2024. [3]
After spending her early childhood abroad for her parents' work, the family relocated to Martlesham Heath when Riddell-Carpenter was seven. [4] She was privately educated at Woodbridge School, before going to Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Politics in 2008 and a Master of Arts (MA) in Islamic history in 2009, both from SOAS University of London. She later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Henley Business School in 2017. [5]
She worked as Managing Director of Cratus Group, a PR agency, director of the Built Environment Communications Group, a manager at housing developer L&Q, and at other PR agencies like Four Communications and Bellenden, according to her LinkedIn page. [6]
Riddell-Carpenter also served as an Army Reservist. [7]
As an MP, Riddell-Carpenter criticised proposed plans to build energy infrastructure to connect offshore wind power to the UK. [8] [9]
Riddell-Carpenter is married to Matthew Riddell-Carpenter, who works in London social housing. [4]
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