Jacob Collier (politician)

Jacob Collier (born 20 May 1997)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter since 2024.[2]

Jacob Collier
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Burton and Uttoxeter
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byKate Kniveton
Majority2,266 (5.0%)
Personal details
Born (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham

Early life

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Jacob Collier was born in Burton-upon-Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton.[3] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and de Ferrers Academy.[4][5] He read History and Politics at the University of Nottingham and specialised in post-Second World War British politics.[5] Collier was elected as Community Officer for the University of Nottingham Students' Union.[6] He became chair of Nottingham Labour Students before graduating in 2018.[7]

Before politics Collier worked in communications for Thera, a company working with people with learning disabilities and from 2021 was a communications officer at the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, where he was also a union representative for Unison.[8][5][7][9] Collier voted leave in the 2016 Brexit referendum but has said he since regrets doing so.[10]

References

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  1. ^ https://x.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1735982160715075742
  2. ^ "Burton and Uttoxeter | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Our New MP – Jacob Collier". Burton and Uttoxeter Labour Party. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Jacob Collier for Burton and Uttoxeter in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Courea, Eleni (9 July 2024). "Fresh faces: meet the UK's 10 MPs from generation Z". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Which comms pros are vying to be Labour MPs? (part one)". PR Week. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ July 05, Evie Barrett (5 July 2024). "Which comms pros are now MPs?". PR Week. Retrieved 9 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ Griffiths, Robbie (27 June 2024). "Meet the (very young) young Labour hopefuls who want to change politics this election". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Burton and Uttoxeter

2024–present
Incumbent