Background
Berry was born in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool College before studying for a Law degree at Sheffield University.
Berry was born in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool College before studying for a Law degree at Sheffield University.
University of Sheffield.
Berry was elected in the 2010 General Election as Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen. In 2010, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (Parliamentary Private Secretary) to Grant Shapps, the Minister for Housing and Local Government at the Department of Communities and Local Government, following Shapps to the Cabinet Office in 2012. In April 2013, the Prime Minister asked Berry to join the Number 10 Policy Unit, headed by Jo Johnson.
His roles in this position include advising the Prime Minister on housing, regional growth and local government.
He is also the Prime Minister"s spokesperson for the north-west. Having grown his moustache for the Movember charity appeal in November 2013, Berry claimed he had been compared to the television detective Magnum, and an 1970s porn star.
Berry sponsored legislation, the Local Government (Religious etc Observances) Bill, which gave councils the right to hold religious prayers at the start of meetings In the 2015 general election, Berry was returned as Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen, with an increased majority of 5,654.
55th United Kingdom Parliament. 56th United Kingdom Parliament.