Robert Jenrick | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 4 November 2024 – 15 January 2026 | |
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch |
| Preceded by | Edward Argar |
| Succeeded by | Nick Timothy |
| Minister of State for Immigration | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 6 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Tom Pursglove |
| Succeeded by | Michael Tomlinson (Countering Illegal Migration) Tom Pursglove (Legal Migration and the Border) |
| Minister of State for Health | |
| In office 7 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Gillian Keegan |
| Succeeded by | Helen Whately |
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 15 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | James Brokenshire |
| Succeeded by | Michael Gove |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jones |
| Succeeded by | Simon Clarke |
| Member of Parliament for Newark | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Mercer |
| Majority | 3,572 (6.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Edward Jenrick 9 January 1982 Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England |
| Political party | Reform UK (since 2026) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (1997–2026) |
| Spouse(s) |
Michal Berkner (m. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Wolverhampton Grammar School |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA) The College of Law (GDL) BPP University (LPC) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | robertjenrick |
Robert Edward Jenrick (born 9 January 1982) is a British politician who served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor from 2024 to 2026. He was the Minister of State for Immigration from 2022 to 2023. He was Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of State for Health from September to October 2022. Jenrick has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since the 2014 by-election.
On 25 July 2024, Jenrick announced he was running in the 2024 leadership election to be the new Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition. After several rounds of voting, Jenrick advanced to the final round, running against Kemi Badenoch. In the Member's vote, Badenoch defeated Jenrick with 56.5% of the vote on 31 October 2024. A few days later, he was appointed to Badenoch's shadow cabinet as the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor.
On 15 January 2026, Jenrick was removed from the shadow cabinet and suspended from the Conservative Party following allegations that he had been secretly getting ready to join Reform UK. He joined Reform UK later that day.
