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'''Therese Anne Coffey''', <small>Ph.D</small>, is an English [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. She is the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Suffolk Coastal (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk Coastal constituency]], having won the seat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|general election in May 2010]].
'''Therese Anne Coffey''', <small>Ph.D</small>, is an English [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. She is the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Suffolk Coastal (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk Coastal constituency]], having won the seat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|general election in May 2010]].


She was born near [[Wigan]] and grew up in [[Liverpool]]. She studied at [http://www.somerville.ox.ac.uk/2454/Alumni-and-Development-News.html Somerville College, Oxford University] where she earned a PhD in Chemistry from [[University College London|UCL]] <ref>[http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/euroelections/Conservative-Party-candidates-Euro-elections/article-992885-detail/article.html Biodata on Coffey]</ref> before working for [[Mars, Incorporated]] in Hampshire. At Mars she became a Chartered Management Accountant and held the position of Finance director for Mars Drinks UK.{{when}} She held the position of Property Finance manager at the [[BBC]] in 2009. <ref>[http://curzonsupperclub.blogspot.com/2009/03/therese-coffey.html Curzon Supper Club blogsite]</ref>
She was born near [[Wigan]] and grew up in [[Liverpool]]. She studied at [http://www.somerville.ox.ac.uk/2454/Alumni-and-Development-News.html Somerville College, Oxford University] and [[University College London|UCL]] where she earned a PhD in Chemistry<ref>[http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/euroelections/Conservative-Party-candidates-Euro-elections/article-992885-detail/article.html Biodata on Coffey]</ref> before working for [[Mars, Incorporated]] in Hampshire. At Mars she became a Chartered Management Accountant and held the position of Finance director for Mars Drinks UK.{{when}} She held the position of Property Finance manager at the [[BBC]] in 2009. <ref>[http://curzonsupperclub.blogspot.com/2009/03/therese-coffey.html Curzon Supper Club blogsite]</ref>


Therese Coffey lived in [[Hampshire]] from 1997 until 2009. In February 2010 she moved to [[Suffolk]]. <ref>[http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/euroelections/Conservative-Party-candidates-Euro-elections/article-992885-detail/article.html Biodata on Coffey, ibid.]</ref><ref>[http://www.westsussexconservatives.info/page/14 West Sussex Conservatives website]</ref> <ref>[http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2010/02/x-selected-for-suffolk-coastal.html Conservative Party blogsite]</ref>
Therese Coffey lived in [[Hampshire]] from 1997 until 2009. In February 2010 she moved to [[Suffolk]]. <ref>[http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/euroelections/Conservative-Party-candidates-Euro-elections/article-992885-detail/article.html Biodata on Coffey, ibid.]</ref><ref>[http://www.westsussexconservatives.info/page/14 West Sussex Conservatives website]</ref> <ref>[http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2010/02/x-selected-for-suffolk-coastal.html Conservative Party blogsite]</ref>

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Therese Coffey
MP
Member of Parliament
for Suffolk Coastal
Assumed office
7 May 2010
Preceded byJohn Gummer
Majority9,128 (16.6%)
Personal details
BornCLAIMS to be 38
Political partyConservative
Websitewww.theresecoffey.com

Therese Anne Coffey, Ph.D, is an English Conservative Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Suffolk Coastal constituency, having won the seat at the general election in May 2010.

She was born near Wigan and grew up in Liverpool. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford University and UCL where she earned a PhD in Chemistry[1] before working for Mars, Incorporated in Hampshire. At Mars she became a Chartered Management Accountant and held the position of Finance director for Mars Drinks UK.[when?] She held the position of Property Finance manager at the BBC in 2009. [2]

Therese Coffey lived in Hampshire from 1997 until 2009. In February 2010 she moved to Suffolk. [3][4] [5]

Political career

Therese Coffey stood as Conservative candidate for the 2005 general election for the Wrexham constituency, in Wales. She came 3rd with 6,079 votes (20% of the vote). [6]

In European Parliament elections in June 2004, she failed to be elected to the European Parliament for the South East region of England. The Conservative party won 35.2% of the vote giving them 4 seats, but Coffey was 7th on the list in this proportional representation system.

At the next European elections, in 2009 then living in Andover, Hampshire, she missed out by one place on being elected to the European Parliament for the South East region. The Conservative Party won 34.79% of the vote giving them 4 seats, but Coffey was fifth on the party list. [7]

In October 2009, she failed to become the Conservative candidate for South West Norfolk constituency. The candidacy was taken by Elizabeth Truss. [8] In January 2010, she unsuccessfully attempted to become the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Spelthorne, in Surrey. She did not live in Spelthorne[9] but promised to move to the area if selected. She was not selected as candidate, losing to Kwasi Kwarteng.[10]

After being selected on 6 February 2010 to as Conservative candidate in Suffolk Coastal, Therese Coffey moved to Westleton. Rev David Miller, the vice-chairman of the local Liberal Democrats raised questions over the status of her residency in the county claiming that "The address at which Ms Coffey currently resides is a holiday let" with reference to her Westleton property.[11] She owns a flat and partly owns a house, both in Hampshire[12], and has a tenancy on a house in Westleton.

At the general election on 6 May 2010 she won the Suffolk Coastal seat, becoming the constituency's first female member of parliament. Coffey received 25,475 votes (46.4% of the vote) an increase of 1.8% on John Gummer's 2005 campaign. [13]

In June 2010 her Twitter and website was hacked http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2010/06/18/tory-mp-twitter-hacked/

References

  1. ^ Biodata on Coffey
  2. ^ Curzon Supper Club blogsite
  3. ^ Biodata on Coffey, ibid.
  4. ^ West Sussex Conservatives website
  5. ^ Conservative Party blogsite
  6. ^ "Polictics section Therese Coffey: Electoral history and profile". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  7. ^ The Telegraph European elections 2009 South East region
  8. ^ Conservative Party blogsite
  9. ^ Sam Blackledge (January 20, 2010). "Candidates prepare to fight for Spelthorne MP seat". getsurrey.co.uk ((Surrey Advertiser).
  10. ^ Staines News 25/1/2010
  11. ^ Evening Star
  12. ^ Property holdings
  13. ^ BBC Election Results
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