Penelope Mary Mordaunt is a British politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Trade Policy since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Portsmouth North since 2010.
Mordaunt was born on 4 March 1973 in Torquay, Devon. The daughter of a former paratrooper, she states she was named after the Arethusa-class cruiser HMS Penelope. Her father, John Mordaunt, born at Hilsea Barracks, served in the Parachute Regiment before retraining as a teacher, and later a youth worker for Hampshire Council.
Penny Mordaunt disability: What political posts has she held?
The British politician, who is currently a ministerial disability champion and Minister of State for Trade Policy, has been in post since 2021 and has been an MP for Portsmouth North since 2010.
She previously served as Secretary of State for International Development between 2017 and 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence in 2019 under Theresa May’s Cabinet.
