Penny Mordaunt

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Penny Mordaunt is a British Conservative politician who has served in several senior UK government roles and gained prominence for her leadership bid and high-profile appearances, including at the coronation of King Charles III.


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instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party politician
human
birthDate 1973-03-04
birthPlace Devon
England
Torquay
country United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedIn philosophy
education University of Reading
electedIn 2010 United Kingdom general election
familyName Mordaunt
gender female
genreOfWork political commentary
givenName Penelope
hasOccupation communications specialist
politician
public relations worker
hasRelative Jennifer Mordaunt
John Mordaunt
hasWebsite https://www.pennymordaunt.com/
ideology conservatism
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryRank Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Naval Reserve)
name Penny Mordaunt
notableFor leadership bid in the 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
participation in the 2022 Conservative Party leadership contest following Liz Truss’s resignation
prominent role at the coronation of King Charles III
role in the 2022 Conservative Party leadership contest following Boris Johnson’s resignation
notableWork Greater: Britain After the Storm
parliamentaryConstituency Portsmouth North
positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North
Minister for Women and Equalities
Minister of State for Trade Policy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
Secretary of State for Defence
Secretary of State for International Development
reElectedIn 2015 United Kingdom general election
2017 United Kingdom general election
2019 United Kingdom general election
residence Portsmouth
roleAtEvent carried the Jewelled Sword of Offering at the coronation of King Charles III
carried the Sword of State at the coronation of King Charles III
servedIn Royal Naval Reserve
startTime 2010-05-06


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