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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%) |
Member of Chichester District Council for Midhurst | |
Assumed office 4 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Gordon McAra |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | University of Chichester |
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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 is a district councillor and former events officer for Midhurst Town Council. [4]
Brown-Fuller was elected as Member of Parliament for Chichester in the 2024 general election,defeating then-Education Secretary Gillian Keegan. [1]
Brown-Fuller lives in Midhurst with her husband and their two children. [5]
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