Seema Kennedy
| Seema Kennedy MP | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Schools | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Member of Parliament for South Ribble | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lorraine Fullbrook |
| Majority | 5,945 (11.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 October 1974 Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Website | Official website |
Seema Louise Ghiassi Kennedy (born 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in Lancashire since 2015.
Early life
Seema Kennedy was born in 1974. She was educated at Westholme School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
Career
Kennedy fought Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2010 general election, coming second to Labour's David Heyes.
Kennedy has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble since May 2015. She is also the first Member of Parliament of Iranian descent with an Iranian father and a British mother.[2]
Kennedy was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[3] Following Theresa May's reshuffle upon becoming Prime Minister, Kennedy became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Gibb, the Minister of State for Schools.
References
- ↑ ‘KENNEDY, Seema Louise Ghiassi’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ↑ "Seema Kennedy, About". seemakennedy.co.uk.
- ↑ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lorraine Fullbrook |
Member of Parliament for South Ribble 2015–present |
Incumbent |