Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg is a Conservative and Unionist Party candidate in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election.
Jacob Rees-Mogg's policies
Statement to voters
Jacob was born in May 1969 and was brought up in Somerset at Ston Easton and Hinton Blewett.
Full statement
He was elected as the Member of Parliament for North East Somerset in May 2010, with a majority of 4914 and again in May 2015 with an increased majority of 12749. He was re-elected in June 2017 with 53% of the vote. Being elected fulfilled his ambition to represent the Somerset parliamentary seat in which his family has lived for generations.
Jacob read History at Trinity College Oxford, before moving into finance being based in Hong Kong and later moving back to London. He set up his own company in 2007 with a group of Partners; it is called Somerset Capital Management and specialises in investment management in global emerging markets for institutional clients.
Jacob lives in West Harptree with his wife Helena and their six young children: Peter, Mary, Thomas, Anselm, Alfred and Sixtus. He is a cricket enthusiast and has supported Somerset County Cricket Club since he was a child.
This statement was last updated on Feb. 18, 2020.
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About Jacob Rees-Mogg
Wikipedia
Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset since 2010. He served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council from 2019 to 2022, Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency from February to September 2022 and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from September to October 2022. Rees-Mogg previously chaired the eurosceptic European Research Group (ERG) from 2018 to 2019 and has been associated with socially conservative views.
Read more on Wikipedia| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North East Somerset and Hanham: UK Parliamentary general election | Conservative and Unionist Party | (Results due after 04 July 2024) | Position not available |
| 2019 | North East Somerset: UK Parliamentary general election | Conservative and Unionist Party | 28,360 votes (elected) | 1st / 5 candidates |
| 2017 | North East Somerset: UK Parliamentary general election | Conservative and Unionist Party | 28,992 votes (elected) | 1st / 5 candidates |
| 2015 | North East Somerset: UK Parliamentary general election | Conservative and Unionist Party | 25,439 votes (elected) | 1st / 5 candidates |
| 2010 | North East Somerset: UK Parliamentary general election | Conservative and Unionist Party | 21,130 votes (elected) | 1st / 5 candidates |
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