John Penrose

John Penrose
Official portrait, 2020
United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion
In office
11 December 2017 – 6 June 2022
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byEric Pickles
Succeeded byThe Baroness Hodge of Barking
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office
16 November 2018 – 25 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byShailesh Vara
Succeeded byNick Hurd
Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution
In office
11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded bySam Gyimah
Succeeded byChris Skidmore
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
8 February 2014 – 17 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byKaren Bradley
Succeeded byGuy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for Tourism and Heritage
In office
13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMargaret Hodge
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of Parliament
for Weston-super-Mare
In office
5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byBrian Cotter
Succeeded byDan Aldridge
Personal details
Born (1964-06-22) 22 June 1964
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Residence(s)Winscombe, Somerset, England
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
Columbia Business School
Websitewww.johnpenrose.org

John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare from 2005 until 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office from 2017 until 2022. He resigned on 6 June 2022 as the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion due to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal.

Penrose previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2012 and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 2014 to 2016. He was Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019.

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