Jess Brown-Fuller
ParliamentUnited Kingdom
Constituency mpChichester
Term start4 July 2024
PredecessorGillian Keegan
Majority12,172 (23.5%)
Office 1Liberal Democrat portfolios
Suboffice 1Hospitals and Primary Care
Subterm 12024–2025
Suboffice 2Justice
Subterm 22025–present
Office 3Member of Chichester District Council
for Midhurst
Term start 38 May 2023
Term end 311 March 2025
Predecessor 3Gordon McAra
Successor 3Dominic Merritt
Birth dateAugust 1990 (age 36–37)[1]
Birth placeNorwich, Norfolk, England
Alma materUniversity of Chichester
PartyLiberal Democrats

Jessica Sian Louise Brown-Fuller[2] (born August 1990)[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician. Since 2024, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester; she is the first non-Conservative MP for the constituency since 1924.

Early life

Brown-Fuller was born in Norwich, Norfolk, to a Londoner father and a Welsh mother. The family moved to West Sussex in the 1990s for her mother's career.[3] Brown-Fuller graduated from the University of Chichester's Department of Theatre in 2013 with a performing arts degree.[4]

Political career

Brown-Fuller has been the events officer for Midhurst Town Council.[5] She is a member of Chichester District Council, first elected in the 2023 council election.[3]

Brown-Fuller was elected as Member of Parliament for Chichester in the 2024 general election, defeating Gillian Keegan, the education secretary.[6]

She is the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on justice policy.

Personal life

Brown-Fuller lives in Midhurst with her husband and their two children.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ No. 64465. 22 July 2024. p. 14085.
  3. ^ "Meet Jess". Chichester Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "University of Chichester congratulates alumna on election success". University of Chichester. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ Pack, Mark (2 September 2023). "Jess Brown-Fuller selected for Chichester". Mark Pack. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Chichester | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Jess Brown-Fuller". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 7 July 2024.