Wendy Morton was born on 9 November 1967 and is a British politician who served as Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from September to October 2022.
20 Facts About Wendy Morton
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Wendy Morton was educated at The Wensleydale School, a comprehensive school in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
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Wendy Morton later gained an MBA with the Open University.
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Wendy Morton's career began as an executive officer in HM Diplomatic Service at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1987 and 1989.
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Wendy Morton set up an electronics company, with her husband, designing and manufacturing electronic goods for the agricultural industry.
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Wendy Morton contested the Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency in 2005, where she placed third.
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Wendy Morton was selected to fight the Tynemouth constituency in 2010, as it was the top Conservative Party target that cycle.
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Wendy Morton would go on to be defeated by Labour's Alan Campbell.
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In October 2014, Wendy Morton attempted to be selected as the Conservative candidate for Richmond in North Yorkshire, but she was defeated by Rishi Sunak, the future Prime Minister.
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Wendy Morton made her maiden speech on 3 June 2015.
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Wendy Morton was the Chair of the APPG for Sustainable Development Goals, as well as taking an active interest in several other APPG's.
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Wendy Morton was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum, but subsequently voted in favour.
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Wendy Morton supported Theresa May in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election.
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Wendy Morton was made an assistant government whip during the reshuffle on 9 January 2018.
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Wendy Morton became a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice in the Johnson ministry on 26 July 2019.
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Wendy Morton was reshuffled to the Department for Transport on 19 December 2021, following the move of responsibility for the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, in a straight job-swap with Chris Heaton-Harris.
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Wendy Morton was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council on 13 September 2022.
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Wendy Morton later confirmed that she had resigned, but Truss rejected her resignation and she instead continued as Chief Whip.
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Wendy Morton resigned as Chief Whip shortly after the resignation of Truss as prime minister on 25 October 2022.
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Wendy Morton asked for anonymity but the text content was leaked to the Sunday Times and appeared in the Telegraph and Metro on 7 November 2022.