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| − | + | '''John Penrose''' has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Weston-Super-Mare since 2005. In the 2015 general election, Penrose was re-elected with a majority of 15,609. <ref> [http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/election/election_john_penrose_wins_weston_seat_watch_his_victory_sp Election: John Penrose wins Weston seat – watch his victory speech] ''Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury'', 8 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015 </ref> | |
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| + | Penrose was a parliamentary under-secretary ([[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]) from 2010 to 2012. He was appointed an assistant whip (HM Treasury) in 2013.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/John-Penrose/1584 John Penrose], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | As of May 2015, he was appointed to Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Cabinet Office]], as a Minister for Constitutional Reform. His role will oversee, among other things, elections and electoral registration, constituency boundaries and political parties and referendum policy.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/john-penrose John Penrose Profile]Gov.UK, accessed 25 September 2015</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 25 September 2015
John Penrose has been the Conservative Party MP for Weston-Super-Mare since 2005. In the 2015 general election, Penrose was re-elected with a majority of 15,609. [1]
Penrose was a parliamentary under-secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) from 2010 to 2012. He was appointed an assistant whip (HM Treasury) in 2013.[2]
As of May 2015, he was appointed to Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, as a Minister for Constitutional Reform. His role will oversee, among other things, elections and electoral registration, constituency boundaries and political parties and referendum policy.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Election: John Penrose wins Weston seat – watch his victory speech Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury, 8 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015
- ↑ John Penrose, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.
- ↑ John Penrose ProfileGov.UK, accessed 25 September 2015
