 | 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 This article may be out of date during this period. |
John Penrose | |
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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 | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cotter |
| Majority | 17,128 (30.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1964 Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Residence(s) | Winscombe, Somerset, England |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge Columbia Business School |
| Website | www.johnpenrose.org |
John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare from 2005 until 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office from 2017 until 2022.[1] He resigned on 6 June 2022 as the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion due to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal.[2]
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.[3] He was Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019.[4]
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- ^ "Boris Johnson's anti-corruption tsar John Penrose resigns and calls for PM to quit". ITV News. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "About - Department for Culture, Media & Sport - GOV.UK". Culture.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Barclay named new Brexit Secretary". BBC News. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.