Robert Jenrick 2024 Conservative leadership campaign

On 25 July 2024, Robert Jenrick, former Minister of State for Immigration, announed his campaign to become Leader of the Conservative Party, following Rishi Sunak's resignation, after the party's defeat at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

Robert Jenrick 2024 Conservative leadership campaign

Candidate	Robert Jenrick Minister of State for Immigration (2022-2023)
Affiliation	Conservative Party (election)
Status	Announced: July 25, 2024 Elligable candidate: July 29, 2024
Headquarters	15 Great College Street, SW1P 3RX
Slogan	Change. Win. Deliver.
Website	www.joinjenrick.com

Ministerial positions

Jenrick first entered government in 2019, when he was appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.^[1] He remained in the position until 2021, when he was replaced by Michael Gove in a cabinet reshuffle.^[2]

In September 2022, after Liz Truss won the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, she appointed Jenrick as Secretary of State for Health. He remained in that post for all of Truss' 50-day premiership. After Rishi Sunak succeeded Truss in October, he was appointed Minister of State for Immigration.^[3] He resigned in December 2023, over his views on the Rwanda asylum plan, stating that it "does not go far enough".^[4]

2024 general election

At the general election, the Conservative Party was defeated with the lowest overall seat share in the party's history. Following the defeat, Rishi Sunak resigned as party leader and Prime Minister, however he would remain as Leader of the Opposition until a contest could be held. Jenrick himself was re-elected in his constituency of Newark.^[5]

Announcement

On 25 July, Jenrick officially announced his campaign, after weeks of speculation.

Endorsements

Qualification

On 29 July, after nominations closed, Jenrick became 1 out of 6 other candidates elligable for the first ballot, which will be conducted on 4 September.