1. Trudy Lynne Harrison was born on 19 April 1976 and is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Copeland from the February 2017 by-election to the 2024 general election.
23 Facts About Trudy Harrison
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Trudy Harrison's election marked the first time Copeland had elected a Conservative MP since 1931, and the first time the constituency had elected a female MP.
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Three months after her by-election victory, Harrison was re-elected in the 2017 general election and held her seat in 2019.
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In December 2019, Trudy Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Trudy Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment by Prime Minister Liz Truss in September 2022.
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Trudy Harrison served as an independent parish councillor in Bootle, Cumbria from 2004 to 2007.
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Trudy Harrison campaigned on a strongly pro-nuclear stance in contrast to Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party.
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Trudy Harrison promised to safeguard thousands of jobs in the constituency by supporting the existing Sellafield site and the possible future Moorside Nuclear Power Station.
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Trudy Harrison's election was seen by many commentators to be historic and a blow to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of Labour.
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Trudy Harrison made her maiden speech on 25 April 2017, shortly before the General Election, at which she was re-elected.
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Trudy Harrison defended her record by pointing to fears over the safety of politicians, following the murder of Jo Cox.
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On 6 March 2018, Trudy Harrison introduced a Ten Minute Rule Motion that seeks to introduce a ban on wild animals in circuses.
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Trudy Harrison previously served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Defence ministerial team.
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Trudy Harrison served on the Education Committee and was later the Private Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education.
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Trudy Harrison has questioned the current efficacy of family courts, arguing that they often disadvantage sufferers of domestic abuse.
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In July 2019, Trudy Harrison supported Michael Gove in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
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In October 2019, Trudy Harrison voted for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
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Trudy Harrison stood for, and won, re-election in Copeland at the 2019 general election.
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In December 2019, Trudy Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, serving alongside Alex Burghart.
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On 17 September 2021, Trudy Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, during the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.
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Trudy Harrison was appointed a Minister of State for Transport on 7 July 2022, serving alongside Wendy Morton.
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Trudy Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 7 September 2022.
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In July 2023, Trudy Harrison announced that she would stand down as an MP at the 2024 general election.