Penny Mordaunt Biography, Net Worth, Husband, Job, Career, Party

Penny Mordaunt is a renowned politician from England who has been serving as Minister of State for Trade Policy since September 2021. Her political party is British Conservative Party. She is famous for serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North since 2010. Previously, she 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. In May 2010, she was elected to the House of Commons. Next, she served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation from 2014 to 2015. Later, she was appointed Minister of State for Disabled People, Work, and Health. She was then appointed Secretary of State for International Development in 2017. From 2018 to 2019, she served as Minister for Women and Equalities. She was appointed Secretary of State for Defence in May 2019 due to which she became the first woman to hold the post. In the February 2020 reshuffle, she re-entered the government as Paymaster General. In the 2021 reshuffle, she was appointed Minister of State for Trade Policy. Following Johnson's resignation in July 2022, she announced that she was running in the leadership race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and therefore the next prime minister. 

How Rich is Penny Mordaunt?

Penny Mordaunt is a well-known politician who has accumulated a net worth of $5 million as of 2022. Her main source of income is said to come from her role in parliament as the Minister of State for Trade, an influential job in politics. Also, she make some money from the entertainment industry as she can be seen on the reality television program "Splash!" in 2014. Her salary with her other career earnings is above $1 Million at present. Today, Penny is one of the richest and most influential politicians in the USA. She is enjoying a lavish lifestyle at present. 

Where is Penny Mordaunt From?

Penny Mordaunt was born on 4th March 1973. She is from Torquay, Devon, England. Her born name is Penelope Mary Mordaunt. She is of British nationality and she belongs to mixed ethnicity. She was born into a Christianity religious family. Her present age is 49 as of 2022. 

Her dad served in the Parachute Regiment before retraining as a teacher and her mum was a special needs teacher at several Purbrook schools. She has two brothers: James and a younger brother, Edward. Her mother passed away due to breast cancer when Penny was 15. After a year of her mum's death, her dad was diagnosed with cancer, from which he recovered. To pay her way through her studies, Mordaunt worked in a Johnson & Johnson factory and became a magician's assistant to Will Ayling, a past President of the Portsmouth Magical Society and of The British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. 

Penny Mordaunt attended Oaklands Roman Catholic School Academy, Waterlooville, Hampshire, and studied drama at the Victoryland Theatre School. She then read philosophy at the University of Reading from where he graduated in 1995 with upper second class honors. She was active in student politics and served as president of the Reading University Students' Union. After she graduated, she worked as Head of Broadcasting for the party under party leader William Hague. Further, she worked as a communications specialist for the Freight Transport Association (now Logistics UK) from 1997 to 1999. She was Communications Director for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from 2001 to 2003. She worked for the Bush campaign again in 2004. In 2006, she became one of six directors at the charity Diabetes UK.

 Who is Penny Mordaunt married to?

Penny Mordaunt was a married woman who married her ex-husband, Paul Murray in 1999. Their married life ended via divorce in the year 2000. They started dating each other when they were both mature students at Reading University. 

After her divorce from Paul, she started her relationship with Ian Lyon, a classical singer. Sadly, they split due to some misunderstanding. At present, she is assumed to be single. 

How tall is Penny Mordaunt?

Penny Mordaunt is a beautiful woman with a standing height of 5 feet and 6 inches. Her average bodyweight measures 62 kg. She has a pair of green eyes with brown hair color. Penny has got a very charming smile and an attractive personality.