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| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 November 2024 Serving with Gagan Mohindra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mark Tami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament forBeaconsfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dominic Grieve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 5,445 (11.2%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ealing London Borough Councillor forHanger Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 May 2014 – 13 April 2020[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Joyce Rebekah Inboden (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (age 44) Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | London School of Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | joymorrissey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joyce Rebekah "Joy"Morrissey (néeInboden; born 30 January 1981)[2][3] is an American-born BritishConservative Party politician who has served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forBeaconsfield since2019.[4][5] She was aLord Commissioner of the Treasury from November 2023 until July 2024.[6] She has beenOpposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons since November 2024, serving alongsideGagan Mohindra.[7]
Morrissey grew up in the United States,[2] moving to the United Kingdom in 2008 to attend theLondon School of Economics.[8] Before doing so, in 1999 and 2000, Morrissey undertook humanitarian work in Albania, Kosovo, China, and India, helping refugees, working in an orphanage and teaching English.[9] Before her election toParliament she worked at theCentre for Social Justice,[10] as aParliamentary staffer,[2] and was elected a Councillor inEaling.[11]
Joyce Morrissey was born on 30 January 1981 inIndiana, United States.[2] She attendedWorthington Christian High School inOhio and graduated in 1999.[12] Inboden received a master's degree specialising in European Social Policy from theLondon School of Economics.[8] After completing her postgraduate studies, Morrissey attained British citizenship and is now aBritish-American dual national.[2]
In the late 2000s, Morrissey had a brief acting career. Under the name Joy Boden she appeared alongsideMarisa Tomei in a TV movie titledThe Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud, which she also produced, and which her now-husband directed. After becoming a mother, she decided not to return to the film industry, stating that she "actually looked at going back to get (her) PhD in International Development but got involved with the local Ealing Conservatives".[13]
Morrissey was an elected aConservative councillor onEaling Council, where she represented the ward ofHanger Hill until April 2020.[1]
She was a London-wide list candidate at the2016 London Assembly election, but was not elected.[14]
At the snap2017 general election, Morrissey stood as the Conservative candidate inEaling Central and Acton, coming second with 34.7% of the vote behind the incumbentLabour MPRupa Huq.[15][16][17][18]
In 2018, she sought nomination to be theLondon Conservatives mayoral candidate for the2021 London mayoral election, making it through to the final three shortlist; Morrissey was ultimately not selected.[19]
Morrisey was elected to Parliament as MP forBeaconsfield at the2019 general election with 56.1% of the vote and a majority of 15,712.[20]
In April 2020, Morrissey was appointedParliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to theForeign and Commonwealth Office.[21] She was appointed PPS to theDeputy Prime Minister andSecretary of State for Justice,Dominic Raab in October 2020.[22]
On 15 December 2021, Morrissey criticised the influence that unelected public health officials were able to exert on public policy during theCOVID-19 pandemic, arguing that policy decisions should be made by those accountable to the public.[23][24]
In February 2022, she was appointed as aPPS to the Prime Minister, working alongsideLia Nici andJames Duddridge.[25]
Morrissey endorsedLiz Truss in theJuly–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.[26]
Morrissey was appointedAssistant Government Whip on 8 July 2022 by the outgoingJohnson administration.[27] On 8 September 2022 she was reappointed anAssistant Government Whip as part of the new Government ofPrime MinisterLiz Truss, one of very few people to make the transition from theJohnson to theTruss administration.[28]
On 27 October 2022 Morrissey was reappointed anAssistant Government Whip once again by her third Prime Minister,Rishi Sunak.[29]
In February 2023, Morrisey was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for Beaconsfield at the2024 general election.[30]
In June 2023, she was one of six Conservative MPs to vote against censuringBoris Johnson following theCommons Privileges Committee investigation.[31]
In November 2023, Morrissey celebrated the decision by the British government to block the development of a data centre on the site of a former quarry next to the M25.[32]
At the2024 general election, Morrissey was re-elected to Parliament as MP for Beaconsfield with a decreased vote share of 38.8% and a decreased majority of 5,455.[33] She was appointed Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero and an Opposition whip in theOpposition frontbench of Rishi Sunak July 2024.[34]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBeaconsfield 2019–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 2022 With:Sarah Dines Lia Nici James Duddridge | Succeeded by |
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| Vacant Title last held by Marcus Jones | Conservative Deputy Chief Whip in theHouse of Commons 2024–present Served alongside:Gagan Mohindra | Incumbent |