Jack Abbott | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forIpswich | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Hunt |
| Majority | 7,403 (19.6%) |
| Member ofSuffolk County Council forBridge | |
| In office 4 May 2017 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bryony Rudkin |
| Succeeded by | Rob Bridgeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jack Simon Abbott (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (age 35) |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Jack Simon Abbott (born 18 October 1990) is a BritishLabour and Co-operative Party politician serving asMember of Parliament (MP) forIpswich since 2024.
Abbott, born in Exeter, grew up inSuffolk, where he was educated atDebenham High School, before being privately educated atFramlingham College.[1] He received aBachelor of Arts in History from theUniversity of Sheffield in 2012.
Abbott has worked in communications for several companies, and as an assistant to aMember of Parliament.[2] He has been a teaching assistant at an Ipswich school, and was a Westminster lobbyist prior to his election to Parliament.[3][4]
Abbott was the Labour candidate forCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich at the2015 general election, coming second toConservativeDan Poulter. He organised forLiz Kendall in the2015 Labour leadership election andOwen Smith in2016.[5]
He was elected as Member ofSuffolk County Council forBridge ward inIpswich in2017. Abbott served as the Labour spokesperson for Children's Services, Education and Skills on the Council, and did not seek re-election in2021.
In 2022, he was selected as Labour's MP candidate for Ipswich, defeating his future colleagueAlex Mayer in the contest.[6] Abbott was elected asMember of Parliament forIpswich at the2024 general election, defeating the incumbent ConservativeTom Hunt.[7]
Abbott opposedKim Leadbeater's bill introducingassisted suicide into law and served on the committee examining the legislation.[8] He later voted in favour of the bill.[citation needed]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forIpswich 2024–present | Incumbent |
