11 Facts About Jane Ellison

Jane Elizabeth Ellison was born on 15 August 1964 and is a British United Nations official and former politician.

Jane Ellison lost the seat to Marsha de Cordova of the Labour Party at the 2017 snap general election.

Jane Ellison studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Hilda's College, Oxford.

Jane Ellison was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Battersea in September 2006, following an open primary held at the Battersea Arts Centre.

Jane Ellison was elected at the 2010 general election, with a majority of 5,977.

Jane Ellison was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health in October 2013.

Jane Ellison continued her interest in FGM, bringing forward a number of measures aimed at ending the practise during her time as a Minister.

Jane Ellison described providing political direction to the National Health Service as "a bit like being on a high wire without a net at times, it can be quite exciting" in a meeting with the Tory Reform Group in 2014.

In January 2015, Jane Ellison announced the government was proposing introducing a ban on advertising on cigarette packaging before the next election, and the standardised packaging of cigarettes legislation passed the House of Commons in March 2015.

In October 2017 Jane Ellison was appointed as Deputy Director-General for Corporate Operations at the World Health Organization under the leadership of Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Jane Ellison left the WHO in November 2022 when there were a number of changes in the senior leadership team.