Jenny Riddell-Carpenter


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This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Riddell-Carpenter, not Carpenter.

Jennifer Barbara Riddell-Carpenter[1] (née Riddell) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since 2024.[2]

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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Member of Parliament
for Suffolk Coastal
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byThérèse Coffey
Majority1,070 (2.2%)
Personal details
Born

Jennifer Riddell

Political partyLabour
SpouseMatthew Riddell-Carpenter
Alma mater

After spending her early childhood abroad for her parents' work, the family relocated to Martlesham Heath when Riddell-Carpenter was seven.[3] She attended Welbeck College and Woodbridge School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Politics in 2008 and a Master of Arts (MA) in Islamic history in 2009, both from SOAS University of London. She later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Henley Business School in 2017.[4]

She worked as Managing Director of Cratus Group, a PR agency, director of the Built Environment Communications Group, a manager at housing developer L&Q, and at other PR agencies like Four Communications and Bellenden, according to her LinkedIn page.[5]

Riddell-Carpenter also served as an Army Reservist.[6]

Riddell-Carpenter is married to Matthew Riddell-Carpenter, who works in London social housing.[3]