Trudy Harrison
Trudy Lynne Harrison (born 19 April 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Copeland since the February 2017 by-election. It was the first time Copeland had elected a Conservative MP since 1931, and the first time the constituency had elected a female MP. Three months after her by-election victory, Harrison was re-elected in the 2017 general election and held her seat in 2019.
Trudy Harrison | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Land Use | |
| In office 8 September 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Steve Double |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Pow |
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 7 July 2022 – 7 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrew Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Frazer |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Rachel Maclean |
| Succeeded by | Karl McCartney |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 16 December 2019 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | James Heappey |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Dines Andrew Griffith |
| Member of Parliament for Copeland | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Reed |
| Majority | 5,842 (13.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1976 Seascale, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2004 to 2007) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
In December 2019, Harrison was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In September 2021, she was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport; she was promoted to Minister of State in the same department in July 2022.
She was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment by Prime Minister Liz Truss in September 2022. She was reappointed by Rishi Sunak.