Penny Mordaunt

Biography

Penny Mordaunt was elected as Conservative MP for Portsmouth North on May 6th 2010 with a majority of 7,289.

Born in 1973, Penny's family have lived in Portsmouth since 1975.

She was educated at Oaklands RC Comprehensive School and studied drama at the Victoryland children theatre.

She worked at the old Johnson and Johnson factory and as a magician's assistant for Paulsgrove resident and former President of the Magic Circle, Will Ayling, before going to University.

She gained an interest in politics having worked in the hospitals and orphanages of post revolutionary Romania, for the year prior and during her time at University.

She had a career in business and communications working in the private, public and charitable sectors.

She also worked at the Freight Transport Association and in local government.

She went on the be a director of a national lottery distributor and created the Veterans reunited programme.

In 2006 she became Director of Diabetes UK.

Penny is training to be a Royal Navy reservist at King Alfred on Whale Island, is a fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, and a member of the British Astronomical Association.

Penny fundraises for several local and national charities and ran the League of Friends visiting team at the Queen Alexandra Hospital for the last 5 years.

Penny was elected in May 2010, having also stood as a candidate in 2005. She is a member of the European Scrutiny committee, which monitors legislation and directives coming from the EU and decides which should be heard on the floor of the House.

She is the Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People and has helped set up the Centre for Social Justice commission into older peoples care and quality of life.

She is the founder and Chairman of the APPG on the Life Sciences which looks at ways we can support health and medical research and increase the speed at which new treatments become available on the NHS.

She is a member of various APGs related to defence, healthcare, shipbuilding, India and the USA.

Penny devoted her maiden speech to the Royal Navy.

Constituency

Portsmouth North

Constituency Address

Portsmouth North Conservatives, 379 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9LD

Constituency Tel

023 9269 7266

Date of Birth

1973

Email

penny.mordaunt.mp@parliament.uk

Party

Conservative

Personal Website

www.pennymordaunt.com

Westminster Address

Westminster Tel

020 7219 7129