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Introduction
Fiona Bruce is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for Congleton in the 2010 general election.
Early life
Name | Fiona Bruce |
Net Worth | $3 million |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 65 years |
Height | 1.68m |
Fiona Claire Riley Bruce was born on March 26, 1957 (age 65 years) in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. She is the daughter of Allan Stewart and Greta Riley (née Scott). She attended Burnley High School for Girls, and the independent Howell’s School, Llandaff in Cardiff. Riley then studied law at the Victoria University of Manchester and further studied at Chester Law College. She was admitted as a solicitor in 1981 and has been a senior partner of the firm, Fiona Bruce & Co in Warrington, since its formation in 1988.
Political career
Fiona Bruce was elected in 2004 to Warrington Borough Council, on which she served as Executive Member for Finance from 2006 to 2009. She stepped down from the Council upon her election to Parliament in 2010. Bruce had previously unsuccessfully contested Warrington South in the 2005 general election, finishing second to sitting Labour MP Helen Southworth.
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Bruce was placed on the Conservative A-List of priority parliamentary candidates in 2006 following efforts by the Conservative Women2Win mentoring and pressure group. Following her selection as the Conservative Party candidate for the Congleton constituency, Bruce denied allegations that she had been chosen following an orchestrated campaign by religious groups sympathetic to her evangelical Christian beliefs.
She is an Evangelical Alliance council member and describes “defending and fighting for the sanctity of human life” as her priority in Parliament. She has been a member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee since 2010. In February 2015, Bruce introduced an amendment to the Serious Crime Bill 2014 to make abortion on the grounds of the sex of the baby illegal. The amendment was rejected by 292 votes to 201.
Bruce supported Brexit in the 2016 referendum. In 2019, Fiona Bruce chaired an inquiry by the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission into prostitution, which made the recommendation to replace existing laws on soliciting prostitution with laws that would make paying for sexual services a criminal offense.
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In 2020, Fiona Bruce was appointed by Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, and in this capacity, she has been supportive of a petition to grant asylum to Maira Shahbaz and her family, a Pakistani Christian girl who has received death threats.
In May 2021 Bruce co-authored an essay entitled “Family Matters – the Case for Strengthening Families” with former MP, David Burrowes, for inclusion in Common Sense: Conservative Thinking for a Post-Liberal Age published by the Common Sense Group, an informal group of Conservative MPs.
Husband
Fiona Bruce is married to her husband Richard John Bruce, they had their wedding in 1990. Her husband is a private person and they have two sons. Fiona Bruce was awarded the title of “Small Businesswoman of the Year” in 2003. She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality. As of mid2022, Fiona Bruce and her husband are still married.
Fiona Bruce net worth
How much is Fiona Bruce worth? Fiona Bruce net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her source of income is from her working career as a politician. Fiona Bruce’s salary per month as an MP and other career earnings are over $450,000 annually. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential female politicians in the United Kingdom.