Annunziata Rees-Mogg
Annunziata Mary Rees-Mogg (/əˌnʊntsiˈɑːtə/; born 25 March 1979) is a freelance journalist whose focus is finance, economics, and European politics and was a British Brexit Party then Conservative politician during 2019 and into early 2020.
The Honourable Annunziata Rees-Mogg | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Margot Parker |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1979 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Political party | Conservative (1984–2019; 2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2019–2020) Brexit (2019) |
| Spouse |
Matthew Glanville (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | William Rees-Mogg Gillian Morris |
| Relatives | Jacob Rees-Mogg (brother) |
| Education | Godolphin and Latymer School |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist |
She has been a leader writer for The Daily Telegraph, deputy editor of MoneyWeek, and editor of the European Journal, a Eurosceptic magazine owned by Bill Cash's think tank, the European Foundation.
Formerly active in Conservative Party politics, she was added to the Conservative Party's A-List by David Cameron. She stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative parliamentary candidate in the 2005 and 2010 general elections.
On 12 April 2019, she was selected as a candidate for the Brexit Party in the East Midlands constituency in the European Parliament elections, and won a seat. She resigned the party whip in December 2019 to support the Conservative Party's Brexit strategy. She later rejoined the Conservative Party in January 2020.