Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich and North Essex since 2010. He also serves as chair of the Liaison Committee. He was first elected to represent Colchester North in 1992, and went on to represent North Essex before the Harwich and North Essex constituency was created.
The Honourable Sir Bernard Jenkin MP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chair of the Liaison Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 23 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sarah Wollaston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 June 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tony Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | William Wragg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 December 2005 – 7 November 2006 Serving with The Lord Ashcroft | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Michael Howard David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Maples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex North Essex (1997–2010) Colchester North (1992–1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 9 April 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Antony Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 20,182 (38.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Bernard Christison Jenkin 9 April 1959 Wood Green, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jenkin was elected chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee in May 2010. He is a longstanding critic of the European Union, believing that EU membership undermined the United Kingdom's national sovereignty, and he was one of the Maastricht Rebels during the premiership of John Major. In the 2016 EU referendum he supported Brexit and from 2017 he was one of the most vocal supporters of the Eurosceptic pressure group Leave Means Leave.