Wendy Morton

Wendy Morton
MP

Wendy Morton MP
Member of Parliament
for Aldridge-Brownhills
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Richard Shepherd
Majority 11,723 (29.7%)
Personal details
Born (1967-11-09) 9 November 1967
North Yorkshire, England
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Open University

Wendy Morton (born 9 November 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills since the 2015 general election.[1][2]

In 2010 Morton stood unsuccessfully in Tynemouth in Tyne and Wear, being defeated by Labour's Alan Campbell.

Early life and career

Morton was born in North Yorkshire where she attended local primary and secondary schools. She later gained an MBA with the Open University.

Her career began as an executive officer in HM Diplomatic Service at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before working in the business sector, in sales and marketing. She then set up an electronics company, with her husband, designing and manufacturing electronic goods for the agricultural industry.

Parliamentary career

Morton was selected for the seat of Aldridge-Brownhills in January 2015, and won the seat in May with 52% share of the vote. She made her maiden speech on 3 June 2015. She sits on the International Development Select Committee. She is the Chair of the APPG for Sustainable Development Goals, as well as taking an active interest in several other APPG's.

Her Private Members bill, NHS (Charitable Trusts, etc.) Bill, received Royal Assent on 23 March 2016 and is now law.[3]

Morton was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.[4]

In the summer of 2016, she was appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the newly created Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

References

  1. ↑ "Aldridge-Brownhills Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Election 2015 Aldridge-Brownhills". Sky News. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill 2015-16". UK Parliament.
  4. ↑ 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.

Further reading

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Shepherd		 Member of Parliament
for Aldridge-Brownhills
2015–present 		Incumbent


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