# Jake Berry

James Jacob Gilchrist Berry (born 29 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who served as Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, from 2017 to 2020, in the governments of Theresa May and Boris Johnson.He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen, having won the seat at the 2010 general election, defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Janet Anderson by a majority of 4,493 votes. == Early life == Berry was born on 29 December 1978 in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool College, before studying for a Law degree at Sheffield University. He trained at College of Law in Chester and in the City of London, before becoming a solicitor in 2003.