# Jeremy Lefroy

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British Conservative politician

Jeremy Lefroy Lefroy in 2018 Member of Parliament for Stafford In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 Preceded by David Kidney Succeeded by Theodora Clarke[1] Personal details Born (1959-05-30) 30 May 1959 (age 67) London[2] Party Conservative Spouse Janet Lefroy Children 2 Alma mater King's College, Cambridge Website jeremylefroy.org.uk

**Jeremy John Elton Lefroy**[3] (born 30 May 1959) is a [British Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for the [Stafford constituency](/source/Stafford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) in the [2010 general election](/source/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election) and was re-elected in 2015 and 2017 before standing down ahead of the [2019 general election](/source/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election).

## Early life and education

Lefroy was born on 30 May 1959 in London, England.[4][5] He was educated at [Highgate School](/source/Highgate_School), an independent school in [Highgate](/source/Highgate) in North London.[6] He studied at [King's College, Cambridge](/source/King's_College%2C_Cambridge), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1980: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts_(Oxbridge_and_Dublin)) (MA Cantab) degree in 1984.[5]

## Business career

Lefroy lived and worked in the coffee industry in [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania) between 1989 and 2000.[7] He is a qualified chartered accountant.[7]

He also founded and runs [Equity for Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equity_for_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1), a [charitable trust](/source/Charitable_trust) which seeks to alleviate poverty in a self-sustaining way by creating jobs through investing in [small and medium-sized enterprises](/source/Small_and_medium_enterprise) (SMEs) in Africa.

## Political career

Lefroy was one of the three Conservative Councillors for the Westlands ward of [Newcastle-under-Lyme](/source/Newcastle-under-Lyme_(borough)) Council. Since a Conservative-led joint administration with the [Liberal Democrats](/source/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)) took control from [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) in May 2006, he served as the Portfolio holder for Finance and Efficiency in the Borough.

Lefroy was the official Conservative Party candidate for [Newcastle-under-Lyme](/source/Newcastle-under-Lyme_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) at the [2005 general election](/source/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election), losing to the sitting Labour MP, [Paul Farrelly](/source/Paul_Farrelly). He polled 9,945 votes, which is a decrease from the 10,664 votes that the Conservatives recorded at the previous General Election; representing a fall in the Conservative share of the vote from 26.7% to 25%, although this did also represent a 2.7% swing from Labour to the Conservatives, as Labour lost vote share at an even faster rate.

### Parliamentary career

Lefroy was first elected as MP for [Stafford](/source/Stafford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) in [2010](/source/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election) with a majority of 5,460[8] and was re-elected in the [2015 general election](/source/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election) with an increased majority of 9,177 votes.[9] He stepped down at the [2019 general election](/source/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election), having announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election.[10]

In Parliament, he served on the [Select Committee for International Development](/source/International_Development_Committee).[11] In 2013, Lefroy was elected chair of [The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & International Monetary Fund](/source/The_Parliamentary_Network_on_the_World_Bank_%26_International_Monetary_Fund). He is a member of the [1922 Executive Committee](/source/1922_Committee).[12]

Lefroy has described himself as a "[One Nation Tory](/source/One-nation_conservatism)".[13] He advocated a "Remain" vote for the [2016 EU referendum](/source/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum).[14]

### Post-Parliamentary career

Lefroy was elected as a councillor for the Maer and Whitmore ward in the [2026 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election](/source/2026_Newcastle-under-Lyme_Borough_Council_election).[15]

## Personal life

Lefroy has been married to Janet, a [GP](/source/General_practitioner) and lecturer at [Keele University](/source/Keele_University) Medical School, since 1985. The couple have two children, who both went to school in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

He is a member of the [Conservative Christian Fellowship](/source/Conservative_Christian_Fellowship).[16]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Andrews, Rob; Ashdown, Kerry (13 December 2019). ["New MP Theo Clarke holds onto Stafford seat for Conservatives"](https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/general-election-2019-new-mp-3639478). *stokesentinel*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Who's Who"](http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251247/). Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["No. 59418"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59418/page/8745). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 13 May 2010. p. 8745.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jeremy Lefroy MP"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/37699.stm). *Democracy Live*. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WW_2019_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WW_2019_5-1) ["Lefroy, Jeremy John Elton"](https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-251247). *[Who's Who 2019](/source/Who's_Who_2019)*. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251247](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fww%2F9780199540884.013.U251247). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-954088-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-954088-4). Retrieved 10 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120306092331/http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Stafford/Jeremy+Lefroy). *The Telegraph*. Archived from [the original](http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Stafford/Jeremy+Lefroy) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_7-1) ["About Jeremy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150223104753/http://www.jeremylefroy.org.uk/about-jeremy). *Jeremy Lefroy*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jeremylefroy.org.uk/about-jeremy) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Stafford"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e40.stm). *Election 2010*. BBC. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Jeremy Lefroy retains Stafford seat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150723123018/http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/8203-Jeremy-Lefroy-retains-Stafford-seat/story-26463935-detail/story.html). *Staffordshire newsletter*. 8 May 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/8203-Jeremy-Lefroy-retains-Stafford-seat/story-26463935-detail/story.html) on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Stafford MP decides to step down"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-48628670). *BBC News*. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Jeremy Lefroy"](http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-lefroy/4109). *Parliament UK*. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["What is the 1922 committee, who is on it and what do they do?"](https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/16/what-is-the-1922-committee-who-is-on-it-and-what-do-they-do-8146624/). *Metro*. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Lefroy, Jeremy; Bruce, Fiona (18 August 2014). ["Marriage must be at the centre of Tory policy"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11040269/Marriage-must-be-at-the-centre-of-Tory-policy.html). *The Telegraph*. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Madeley, Pete (16 November 2017). ["Jeremy Lefroy – I won't be a Brexit rebel"](https://www.expressandstar.com/news/trending-topics/brexit/2017/11/16/jeremy-lefroy---i-wont-be-a-brexit-rebel/). *[Express & Star](/source/Express_%26_Star)*. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Price, Richard; Aitken, Jennie (8 May 2026). ["Reform gains control of Newcastle-under-Lyme in historic night for party"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy2e2w7y46o). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["People |"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161008095937/https://www.christian-conservatives.org.uk/people?page=1). *www.christian-conservatives.org.uk*. Archived from [the original](https://www.christian-conservatives.org.uk/people?page=1) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.jeremylefroy.org.uk) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140401131807/http://www.jeremylefroy.org.uk/) 1 April 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Profile](https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-lefroy/4109) at [Parliament of the United Kingdom](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom)

- [Contributions in Parliament](https://hansard.parliament.uk/search/MemberContributions?memberId=4109) at *[Hansard](/source/Hansard)*

- [Voting record](https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=jeremy_lefroy) at [Public Whip](/source/Public_Whip)

- [Record in Parliament](https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jeremy_lefroy) at [TheyWorkForYou](/source/TheyWorkForYou)

- [Profile](https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/Q750018) on OpenSanctions, an open database of sanctions and persons of interest

- [Profile](https://wikidata-externalid-url.toolforge.org/?p=4638&url_prefix=https://www.thepeerage.com/&id=p39845.htm#i398449) at [The Peerage](/source/The_Peerage) genealogical website

Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by David Kidney Member of Parliament for Stafford 2010 – 2019 Succeeded by Theodora Clarke

Authority control databases: People UK Parliament

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