Amber Rudd
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Amber Rudd is a British Conservative Party
politician who was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye at the May 2010 general election, defeating the incumbent Labour
MP Michael Foster
.
Rudd is an alumna of Edinburgh University. Before entering Parliament she worked in finance, as a venture capitalist and financial journalist, as well as a recruitment consultant.
At the 2005 general election
, Rudd was the Conservative candidate for the Labour-held seat of Liverpool, Garston
: this election saw the constituency's lowest-ever Conservative vote. She was added to the A-List in 2006, and her contest for Hastings and Rye formed part of the Ashcroft-funded campaign to win a collection of marginal seats.
Rudd was formerly married to the writer A. A. Gill
, with whom she has two children.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye at the May 2010 general election, defeating the incumbent Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP Michael Foster
Michael Jabez Foster
Michael Jabez Foster is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye from 1997 until 2010...
.
Rudd is an alumna of Edinburgh University. Before entering Parliament she worked in finance, as a venture capitalist and financial journalist, as well as a recruitment consultant.
At the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, Rudd was the Conservative candidate for the Labour-held seat of Liverpool, Garston
Liverpool Garston (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Garston was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
: this election saw the constituency's lowest-ever Conservative vote. She was added to the A-List in 2006, and her contest for Hastings and Rye formed part of the Ashcroft-funded campaign to win a collection of marginal seats.
Rudd was formerly married to the writer A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill
Adrian Anthony Gill is a British writer who uses the byline A. A. Gill. He is currently employed by The Sunday Times as their restaurant reviewer and television critic and Vanity Fair magazine as a restaurant reviewer...
, with whom she has two children.