John Penrose
John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office from 2017 until 2022. He resigned on 6 June 2022 as the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion due to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal.
John Penrose MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion | |
| In office 11 December 2017 – 6 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Eric Pickles |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 16 November 2018 – 25 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Shailesh Vara |
| Succeeded by | Nick Hurd |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sam Gyimah |
| Succeeded by | Chris Skidmore |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 8 February 2014 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Karen Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Guy Opperman |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tourism and Heritage | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Margaret Hodge |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cotter |
| Majority | 17,128 (30.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1964 Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge Columbia Business School |
| Website | www.johnpenrose.org |
Penrose previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2012 and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 2014 to 2016. He was Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019.
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