Andrea Leadsom — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire (2010-2024).
Served in the UK Cabinet as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2019-2020).
Held ministerial roles including Leader of the House of Commons (2017-2019) and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2016-2017).
Served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister (2014-2015).
Worked for 25 years in finance, including as Institutional Banking Director at Barclays and Head of Corporate Governance at Invesco Perpetual.
Prominent campaigner for the Leave side during the 2016 EU Referendum.
Graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of Warwick.

Biography

Dame Andrea Leadsom is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire from 2010 to 2024. During her time in Parliament, she held several significant ministerial positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Rishi Sunak.