Jacob Collier (politician)
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Jacob Collier | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Kniveton |
| Majority | 2,266 (5.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1997[citation needed] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Jacob Bracewell Collier (born 20 May 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter since 2024.[1]
Jacob Collier was born in Burton upon Trent in 1997 and grew up in Stretton.[2] He attended William Shrewsbury Primary School and The de Ferrers Academy.[3][4] He read History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.[4] Collier was elected as Community Officer for the University of Nottingham Students' Union.[5] He became chair of Nottingham Labour Students before graduating in 2018.[6]
Collier worked in communications for Thera, a charity working with people with learning disabilities and from 2021 was a communications officer at the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, where he was also a union representative for Unison.[7][4][6][8]
