 | This article's subject is standing for re-election to the British House of Commons on 4 July, and has not been an MP since the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May. This article may be out of date during this period. |
Alicia Kearns | |
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| Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Tugendhat |
| Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | Alicia Alexandra Martha Kearns 11 November 1987 England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Alicia Alexandra Martha Kearns[1] (born 11 November 1987)[2] is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Melton from the 2019 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024. She is a candidate for Rutland and Stamford. A member of the Conservative Party, she identifies ideologically as a one-nation conservative.[3]
In October 2022, Kearns was elected Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. She is the first woman to ever be elected to the role, and the youngest ever female Chair of a Select Committee.
- ^ "Members Sworn". parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ Kearns, Alicia. ""Happily cracking on being a One Nation Conservative, and I agree on foreign policy, I do know my stuff"". X. Retrieved 10 January 2024.