Penelope Mary Mordaunt FRSA is a British politician who has been Minister of State for Trade Policy since 2021.
Is Penny Mordaunt still an MP?
She is still an MP as of 2022.
She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North since 2010.
Mordaunt was appointed Secretary of State for Defence in May 2019, succeeding Gavin Williamson and becoming the first woman to occupy the position.
She was Defence Secretary for 85 days until being replaced by new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. She re-entered government as Paymaster General in the February 2020 reshuffle. She was named Minister of State for Trade Policy in the 2021 reshuffle.
What political party is Penny Mordaunt?
She is a Conservative Party member.
Following Johnson’s resignation in July 2022, Mordaunt launched her candidacy for the Conservative Party leadership and, as a result, the position of Prime Minister.
We wait to see how well she fares in all this.
