Katherine Fletcher

Katherine Fletcher (born 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in Lancashire following the 2019 General Election.

Katherine Fletcher was born in 1976in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England.

She studied Biology at University of Nottingham during which time she worked as a nursing assistant in an elderly care home. Before her election, Fletcher worked in management and IT consultancy, business banking operations, the Credit Union Movement and assisted in the early setup of the Northern Powerhouse. At the time of the election Fletcher was a small and medium enterprise (SME) business ownerand a Town Councillor on Knutsford Town Council. Fletcher resigned from the Town Council in April 2020.

Fletcher stood as the Conservative Party's candidate in Ellesmere Port and Neston at the 2015 general election. She came second in the election to the Labour MP Justin Madders. She was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in the 2019 general election. Her predecessor was fellow Conservative Seema Kennedy, who retired. Fletcher has indicated that she believes that the A&E service at Chorley District General Hospital should be restored to a 24-hour service.

Fletcher is a qualified safari ranger (field guide) and has lived and worked in Mpumalanga in Limpopo province, South Africa, and Mozambique. Her favourite mammal is a giraffe and she is most scared of honey badgers. Away from politics, she enjoys palaeontology and holds a season ticket atManchester United.