The Lord Kempsell | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 11 July 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ross John Kempsell May 1992 (age 33) |
| Nationality | British |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | The John Henry Newman School, Stevenage |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Special adviser |
Ross John Kempsell, Baron Kempsell (born May 1992) is a British political adviser andlife peer.
Kempsell was born in May 1992.[1][2] He was educated atThe John Henry Newman School inStevenage and atChrist's College, Cambridge, where he wrote for the weekly student newspaperVarsity.[3] He graduated from the University of Cambridge with aBachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2013.[4]
He was formerly a journalist at theright-wing political websiteGuido Fawkes. In 2019, Kempsell interviewedBoris Johnson during his campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party, in which Johnson declared that he liked to make models of buses to relax.[5] He also worked as a journalist forTimes Radio[6] and was a political editor forTalkRadio.[7] He returned toGuido Fawkes in 2024 as acontributing editor.[8]
Having been political director of theConservative Party, he was appointed director of theConservative Research Department in 2020.[9][10] FollowingRishi Sunak's unopposed selection as leader of the Conservative Party, Kempsell departed the Conservative Research Department in 2022.[11][12]
He was nominated for a life peerage byBoris Johnson in the2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours,[13][14] and was createdBaron Kempsell,ofLetchworth in the County ofHertfordshire, on 11 July 2023.[15]
Kempsell wasintroduced to theHouse of Lords on 20 July,[16] where he sits for the Conservative Party.[17] He made hismaiden speech on 18 March 2024 in response to theSpring Budget 2024.[18] He has sat on theModern Slavery Act 2015Committee since its creation in January 2024.[17]
Having turfed team Truss out of No. 10, it seems that the Sunak ascendancy has now coincided with a clear out in CCHQ. The past fortnight has seen a number of high-profile departures including chief executive Darren Mott, political director Ross Kempsell and party treasurer Malik Karim.
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| Preceded by | Gentlemen Baron Kempsell | Followed by |
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