1. Giacomo "Jack" Lopresti was born on 23 August 1969 and is a British Conservative Party politician.
24 Facts About Jack Lopresti
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Jack Lopresti was the Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke from the 2010 general election until 2024.
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Jack Lopresti was born on 23 August 1969 in Southmead in Bristol.
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Jack Lopresti served in the Territorial Army as a gunner with 266 Commando Battery, Royal Artillery from 2007.
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From 2011 to 2013, Jack Lopresti served as a trooper in the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, an army reserve cavalry unit.
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Jack Lopresti unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Bedminster ward of Bristol City Council in 1995.
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Jack Lopresti was again unsuccessful when he stood in Hartcliffe ward in 1997 and Redland ward in 1998, but was elected in the Stockwood Ward in 1999.
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Jack Lopresti worked as councillor in that ward until May 2007, when he stood down and a new Conservative candidate won the seat.
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Jack Lopresti stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative Party candidate for the Bristol East constituency in 2001, and for the South West at the European Parliament elections in 2004.
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Jack Lopresti was a member of the Conservative Party's A-List in 2006.
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Jack Lopresti was subject to a failed attempt before the 2017 general election by some members of his local party to deselect him as the Conservative Candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke.
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Jack Lopresti said he had made a complaint to the police over a letter urging Jack Lopresti's deselection, which had been circulated by a "former very bitter party member and possibly a disgruntled employee", and appeared to have broken data protection laws.
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In Parliament, Jack Lopresti served on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Armed Forces Bill Committee and Defence Committee.
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In December 2017, BBC News Online reported that Jack Lopresti was facing an investigation after his ex-office manager made a formal complaint about his behaviour, following her resignation.
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However, two former staff members said they had had a good relationship with Jack Lopresti, and that he was a good employer.
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Subsequent to this, the BBC reported on 11 July 2019 that the ex-office manager, Jo Kinsey, felt she had been 'vindicated' following her complaint, having received a letter of apology from Jack Lopresti following an internal Conservative party investigation.
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Jack Lopresti said he categorically rejected the allegations, and had concerns about the inquiry process.
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On 8 April 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, Jack Lopresti sent a letter to cabinet minister Robert Jenrick asking him to reopen churches for Easter.
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Jack Lopresti was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, serving alongside Nickie Aiken, Lee Anderson, Luke Hall and Matthew Vickers from 2023.
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Jack Lopresti lost his seat in parliament in the general election of 4 July 2024, gaining 12,905 votes compared to Labour's Claire Hazelgrove with 22,905.
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In November 2024, Jack Lopresti started serving in the Ukrainian military, in the International Legion.
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Jack Lopresti is based in Kyiv, working on foreign relations and diplomacy, weapons procurement, and liaising with charities operating in Ukraine.
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In February 2025, Jack Lopresti said he travels "across Ukraine" for his work.
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Jack Lopresti, who is of Sicilian ancestry, is divorced from his former wife Lucy, the daughter of Lord Cope of Berkeley; the couple has three children.