Jack Rankin (politician)
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Jack Rankin | |
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| Prospective Parliamentary Candidate | |
| Constituency | Windsor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19 1992 (age 31) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Website | https://www.jackrankin.org.uk/ |
Jack Rankin (born 19 August 1992) is a British politician. He is the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Windsor in the upcoming United Kingdom general election. He is an energy markets professional, having a career background in commodity trading and corporate finance. was elected as a Councillor to the RBWM council between 2015 and 2019.
Early life and education
Jack Rankin was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, in 1992 and was educated at West Hill School, a state comprehensive in Stalybridge, followed by the University of Warwick, where he read Mathematics and Physics, graduating with a BSc, MMathPhys in 2014.
Career
In 2014, Rankin began working for Centrica, at their headoffice in Windsor, Berkshire[1]. His work related to long-term commodity trading and mergers and acquisitions in the energy industry. He joined Pexpark in 2022[2]
Rankin was elected as a Councillor for the Castle Without ward covering central Windsor in 2015[3], topping the poll of 12 candidates. Whilst on the Council he Chaired the Windsor Town Forum and served as a board member for the Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. He was the constituency coordinator for Vote Leave in the Windsor parliamentary constituency.
Rankin contested Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2017 general election[4][5], coming second with 32.0% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Angela Rayner.
He was selected for the marginal seat of Warwick and Leamington[6] in the first tranche of candidates ahead of what became the 2019 General Election. He came second losing by 789 votes[7][8].
Rankin was then selected as the candidate for Windsor in September 2023 [9]in what was described as a “gruelling process”[10].
In September 2023, Rankin was accused of sharing transphobic social media posts after describing LGBTQ rights charity Stonewall as “dangerous” and criticised public and corporate funding of the organisation[11]. Rankin defended his comments saying he opposes discrimination against LGBTQ people, but that “a number of organisations have been pushing a politically contentious agenda in schools, an agenda that tells children they may have been ‘born in the wrong body’ and promotes the permanent and irreversible medical and surgical treatments to children.”
In April 2024, he described the UK as in a “pre-war environment” and called for the UK to re-arm.[12]
Rankin describes himself as a classical liberal.
Personal life
In 2016, Rankin married non-practising barrister Sarah New. They had their first child, a son, in 2021. In 2024, their second child, a son was born.
Rankin is a member of the Church of England and is a keen supporter of Manchester United and Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Rankin is a member of CAMRA. He lives with his family in Sunninghill.
References
- ^ "Jack Rankin for Windsor". Jack Rankin. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Rankin, Jack (2023-10-09). "The rise of hybrid PPAs in the renewables industry". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ RBWM (2015). "Borough Election Results 2015 - By Ward" (PDF).
- ^ "General Election - Meet the Candidates - Ashton-Under Lyne (includes Failsworth)". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Royal Borough councillor bids to become Tory MP for Ashton-under-Lyne". www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Windsor councillor selected as parliamentary candidate for Warwick and Leamington constituency". www.windsorexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "General election 2019: Labour holds seats in Warwickshire and Coventry". BBC News. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Matt Western narrowly holds Warwick & Leamington seat for Labour". Leamington Observer. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Jack Rankin has been adopted as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for the new Windsor Constituency". Windsor Conservatives. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Atkinson, William (2023-09-04). "Rankin selected in Windsor in a 'gruelling' and 'very divisive' local contest". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Windsor parliamentary candidate accused of sharing 'transphobic' social media posts". Slough Observer. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Jack Rankin, Working for Windsor. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.