Jess Brown-Fuller | |
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Member of Parliament for Chichester | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Gillian Keegan |
Majority | 12,172 (23.5%) |
Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
2024–present | Hospitals and Primary Care |
Member of Chichester District Council for Midhurst | |
Assumed office 8 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Gordon McAra |
Personal details | |
Born | Norfolk,England |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | University of Chichester |
Jessica Sian Louise Brown-Fuller [1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician. Since 2024,she has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester;she is the first non-Conservative MP for the constituency since 1924.
Brown-Fuller was born in Norfolk to a Londoner father and a North Welsh mother. The family moved to West Sussex in the 1990s for her mother's career. [2] Brown-Fuller graduated from the University of Chichester's Conservatoire in 2013 with a performing arts degree. [3]
Brown-Fuller has served as the events officer for Midhurst Town Council. [4] She is a member of Chichester District Council,first elected in the 2023 council election. [2]
Brown-Fuller was elected as Member of Parliament for Chichester in the 2024 general election,defeating Gillian Keegan,the education secretary. [5]
She currently serves as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Hospitals and Primary Care. [6]
Brown-Fuller lives in Midhurst with her husband and their two children. [7]
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