Therese Coffey

Dr. Therese Anne Coffey (born 18 November 1971) is an English Conservative Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Suffolk Coastal constituency, having won the seat at the general election in May 2010.

Early life and career

Therese Coffey was born in Billinge, near Wigan, and grew up in Liverpool. Therese attended St Mary's College, Crosby and St Edward's College, Liverpool. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford, followed by University College London where she earned a PhD in Chemistry

On graduation in 1997 she joined Mars, Incorporated in Hampshire as a chemist, later training as a Chartered Management Accountant, rising to hold the position of Finance director for Mars Drinks UK. As her political career progressed, she moved her work base to London, holding the position of Property Finance manager at the BBC in 2009.

Political career

Coffey stood as Conservative candidate for the 2005 general election for the Wrexham constituency, in Wales. She came third with 6,079 votes (20% of the vote).