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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Jennifer Barbara Riddell-Carpenter (née Riddell; born 1986) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since 2024.

Early life

After spending her early childhood abroad for her parents' work, the family moved to Martlesham Heath when Riddell-Carpenter was seven. She was privately educated at Woodbridge School, before going to Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Politics in 2008 and a Master of Arts (MA) in Islamic history in 2009, both from SOAS University of London. She later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Henley Business School in 2017.

She was managing director of Cratus Group, a PR agency, director of the Built Environment Communications Group, a manager at housing developer L&Q, and at other PR agencies like Four Communications and Bellenden, according to her LinkedIn page.

Riddell-Carpenter was an Army Reservist.

Political career

As an MP, Riddell-Carpenter criticised proposed plans to build energy infrastructure to connect offshore wind power to the UK.

Personal life

Riddell-Carpenter is married to Matthew Riddell-Carpenter, who works in London social housing.

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