Jerome Mayhew

Jerome Patrick Burke Mayhew[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Broadland in Norfolk since the 2019 general election.

The Honourable

Jerome Mayhew

MP
Mayhew in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Broadland
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byKeith Simpson
Majority21,861 (38.4%)
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
RelationsPatrick Mayhew (father)
Alma materCranfield University
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.jeromemayhew.org.uk

Background

Mayhew is the son of Patrick Mayhew, a former Conservative cabinet minister. He studied at Tonbridge School, Edinburgh University and Cranfield University and worked as a barrister and later became the managing director of the Go Ape adventure park company.[2]

Political career

He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Broadland after the previous candidate withdrew in November 2019.[3] He was elected to Parliament in the 2019 general election, after the former MP, Keith Simpson, chose not to stand for reelection. Mayhew was elected to the Environmental Audit Select Committee in 2020.

In October 2020, Mayhew alongside 20 other Conservative MPs wrote to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Labour Leader Keir Starmer pressuring the county into accepting tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions. The letter was criticised by members of the Conservative Party and media outlets as "ill-judged" and potentially having the opposite effect of entrenching resistance towards lockdown measures and generating further divisions in the country.[4]

References
  1. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Jerome Mayhew". www.cranfield.ac.uk.
  3. Grimmer, Dan. "Conservatives reveal replacement for Nick Conrad as Broadland general election candidate". Eastern Daily Press.
  4. "Tory MPs criticised by party for 'very ill-judged' letter to Andy Burnham". The New European. 18 October 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Keith Simpson		 Member of Parliament for Broadland
2019–present		 Incumbent


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