Jake Berry

Sir Jake Berry
Official portrait, 2019
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
6 September 2022  25 October 2022
LeaderLiz Truss
Preceded byAndrew Stephenson and Ben Elliot
Succeeded byNadhim Zahawi
Minister without Portfolio
In office
6 September 2022  25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byAndrew Stephenson
Succeeded byNadhim Zahawi
Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth
In office
14 June 2017  13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew Percy
Succeeded bySimon Clarke
Member of Parliament
for Rossendale and Darwen
In office
6 May 2010  30 May 2024
Preceded byJanet Anderson
Succeeded byAndy MacNae
Personal details
Born
James Jacob Gilchrist Berry

(1978-12-29) 29 December 1978
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Charlotte Alexa
(m. 2009; div. 2016)
    Alice Robinson
    (m. 2018)
    Children3
    Residence(s)Rossendale, Lancashire, England
    London, England
    Alma materUniversity of Sheffield and College of Law
    ProfessionPolitician
    WebsiteOfficial website

    Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berry (born 29 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party former politician and former solicitor who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire first elected at the 2010 general election serving until defeat in the 2024 general election. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 October 2022. Before this, he served as Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth from 2017 to 2020 in the governments of Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

    In the 2024 general election he was defeated by Labour's Andy MacNae.