count ▁David son ▁and ▁the ▁life ▁peer ess ▁Baron ess ▁North ch urch . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁J enk in ▁stood ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁Pro van ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁general ▁election . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁she ▁co - f ounded ▁Women 2 Win ▁with ▁Ther esa ▁May , ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁female ▁Conserv ative ▁MP s . ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁its ▁co - ch air ▁with ▁Mark ▁Har per . ▁ ▁She ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁International ▁Development ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁Baron ess ▁J enk in ▁of ▁Ken ning ton , ▁of ▁Hat field ▁P ever el ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Es sex . ▁She ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁where ▁she ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁ben ches . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁spoken ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁equal ▁marriage . ▁ ▁, ▁J enk in ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ary ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁Inter gener ational ▁Fair ness ▁and ▁Pro vision ▁and ▁Hy brid ▁Inst ru ments . ▁She ▁has ▁previously ▁served ▁on ▁comm itte es ▁address ing ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁Dis ability ▁and ▁Char ities . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1