Jerome Mayhew

Jerome Patrick Burke Mayhew (born 11 April 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Broadland in Norfolk since the 2019 general election.[1]

The Honourable
Jerome Mayhew
MP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament
for Broadland
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byKeith Simpson
Majority21,861 (38.4%)
Personal details
Born (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
RelationsPatrick Mayhew (father)
Alma materCranfield University
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.jeromemayhew.org.uk

Early life and career

Mayhew is the son of Patrick Mayhew (latterly Baron Mayhew of Twysden), a former Conservative cabinet minister, and the Reverend Jean Elizabeth Mayhew OBE. He studied at Tonbridge School, Edinburgh University (where he received an MA Hons) and Cranfield University. He was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1995, and from that year until 2006, worked in practice as a barrister, based at 1 Temple Gardens.

He was a director of the Go Ape (Adventure Forest Ltd) adventure park company from 2006 to 2009, and its managing director from 2009 to 2018.[1][2]

Political career

He was selected as the Conservative candidate for the safe seat of Broadland in November 2019, after the former MP, Keith Simpson, chose not to stand for re-election.[3] He was elected to Parliament at the 2019 general election, and elected to the Environmental Audit Select Committee in 2020.

In October 2020, Mayhew was one of 20 Conservative MPs who wrote an open letter to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Labour leader Keir Starmer, urging the county to accept Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions. Some Conservative MPs including Christian Wakeford and Jackie Doyle-Price criticised the letter, with Wakeford suggesting that the intervention was unhelpful.[4]

Mayhew is a member of the Environmental Audit Committee.[5] He supports the use of offshore wind farms in East Anglia. In reference to the wind projects Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas he says, "offshore wind projects like these are essential to ensure that we can maintain a reliable supply chain and job opportunities this project will bring to East Anglia."[6]

In January 2022, Mayhew was appointed to sit as a British Delegate for the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy on the Council of Europe.[7] In March, Mayhew became a member of the Backbench Business Committee.[8]

Personal life

In 2001, Mayhew married Kate Louise; the couple have a son and two daughters. He lists his recreations in Who's Who as sailing and Ireland. He is a member of the South Cork Sailing and Royal Harwich Yacht clubs.[1]

References
  1. "Mayhew, Hon. Jerome Patrick Burke, (born 11 April 1970), MP (C) Broadland, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293949. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. "Jerome Mayhew". www.cranfield.ac.uk.
  3. Grimmer, Dan (9 November 2019). "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.
  5. "Environmental Audit Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "More than just the green option: Offshore wind is a £9bn-per-year opportunity for the UK". Politics Home. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "Jerome Mayhew MP Website".
  8. "Backbench Business Committee Membership".


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