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Christina Jordan

Christina Jordan
Member of the European Parliament
for South West England
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byAshley Fox
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born19 June 1962
Johor Bahru, Federation of Malaya
NationalityBritish
Political partyBrexit Party
Children2
Residence(s)Salisbury, Wiltshire, England[1]
OccupationPolitician

Christina Sheila Jordan is a Malaysian-born British politician. She served as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2019 to 2020.

Early life

Christina Sheila Jordan was born in Malaysia. She worked as a secretary in the Turkish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur before moving to the United Kingdom (UK) in 1985.[2] She voted for Brexit in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.[1] Prior to her election as an MEP, Jordan worked as a cabin crew member for British Airways for ten years, and trained as a nurse at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. For her work with charities in the community, she was awarded the Hampshire High Sheriff Award for Services to the Community, and attended the Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2015.[2]

European Parliament

She stood as a candidate in the 2019 European parliamentary election for the Brexit Party. Jordan was third on her party's list, and was elected as one of its three MEPs in the South West England constituency along with Ann Widdecombe and James Glancy.[3][4] In the European Parliament, Jordan was a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety, and was part of the delegation for relations with India.[5]

Personal life

Jordan is married and has two daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brexit Party MEP candidate says 'This whole thing about Brexit is opening the country'". Your Valley News. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Rachel Johnson unveiled as Change UK MEP candidate: 'I've entered politics to spend more time with my family'". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 European elections: List of candidates for the South West". BBC News. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "South West Region – 6 MEPs". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Christina Sheila Jordan". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.


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