Jackie Doyle-Price

Dame Jacqueline Doyle-Price[4] DBE (born 5 August 1969) is a British former Conservative Party politician and former civil servant who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Thurrock from 2010 to 2024.

[11][14] Shortly after graduating from university, Doyle-Price became a researcher before spending 18 months moving between temporary jobs and unemployment.

[9][11][14] From 2005, she worked as an associate[9] policy adviser and consumer advocate for the Financial Services Authority, leaving this job in 2010 to stand for parliament in Thurrock.

[18] In the 1997 general election, the national party employed her as a press secretary,[18] and from 1997 to 1998 she served as the chairwoman of the Lewisham Deptford Conservative Association.

She was prepared to publicly challenge ministers on behalf of her constituents, particularly on transport issues connected to the Dartford Crossing and on the Government postponement of work to improve Junction 30 of the M25.

[27][28] Doyle-Price was a co-sponsor of the private member's EU membership referendum bill that was given a second reading on 5 July 2013.

[30] At the 2015 general election, Doyle-Price was re-elected as MP for Thurrock with a decreased vote share of 33.7% and a majority of 536.

[35] At the snap 2017 general election, Doyle-Price was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 39.5% and a decreased majority of 345.

[38] Earlier in the year on International Women's Day, Doyle-Price suggested in parliament that new legislation was needed to strengthen the provisions for single-sex spaces under the Equality Act 2010.

[43] In October 2018, she given additional ministerial responsibility for suicide prevention and co-chaired the Women's Mental Health Taskforce.

[50] The practice of MPs employing family members has been criticised by some sections of the media on the lines that it promotes nepotism.

[9] Doyle-Price was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) on 29 December 2023 in the Truss's resignation honours list, for public and political service as Minister of State for Industry and as MP for Thurrock.

Doyle-Price and Mark Coxshall at William Edwards School in 2014