Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Preceded byMary Creagh
Member of Parliament
for Suffolk Coastal
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byThérèse Coffey
Majority1,070 (2.2%)
Personal details
BornJennifer Barbara Riddell
1986 (age 39–40)[1]
PartyLabour
SpouseMatthew Riddell-Carpenter
Alma mater

Jennifer Barbara Riddell-Carpenter[2] (née Riddell; born 1986) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since 2024.[3] She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature since 2026.

Early life

After spending her early childhood abroad for her parents' work, the family moved to Martlesham Heath when Riddell-Carpenter was seven.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Riddell-Carpenter was an Army Reservist.[7]

Political career

As an MP, Riddell-Carpenter criticised proposed plans to build energy infrastructure to connect offshore wind power to the UK.[8][9]

On 20 July 2026, Riddell-Carpenter was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under Andy Burnham.[10]

Personal life

Riddell-Carpenter is married to Matthew Riddell-Carpenter, who works in London social housing.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "CAVENDISH ADVOCACY LIMITED - Appointments". Companies House.
  2. ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Suffolk Coastal - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  4. 1 2 Waller, Martin (22 March 2024). "Labour's Suffolk Coastal candidate controversy". East Anglia Bylines. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jenny Riddell Carpenter - Managing Director (corporate Affairs And Advocacy) at Cratus Group". The Org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jenny Riddell-Carpenter". LinkedIn.
  7. ↑ https://www.forcesnews.com/services/tri-service/veterans-and-reservists-among-mps-winning-seat-general-election
  8. ↑ Abby Wallace and Nicholas Earl (18 November 2024). "The green vs. NIMBY split blowing up British politics". POLITICO.
  9. ↑ Bareham, Dominic (24 August 2024). "New Suffolk MP calls for an end to the 'piecemeal approach' to energy infrastructure". East Anglian Daily Times.
  10. ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2026". GOV.UK. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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