Meet Liz Jarvis

Liz Jarvis is the Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh. She has spent most of her career working as a journalist, and has also volunteered as a trustee of a charity supporting families coping with challenging circumstances, and as a school governor. In 2022, she was elected as a councillor to Eastleigh Borough Council.

She was raised in a Conservative/Labour household where politics was debated at every meal, and was taken on her first march as a toddler. Her mum, the daughter of Irish migrants, was a social worker, and her dad was from Hampshire and served in the British Army in the Middle East, before becoming a fleet personnel officer. Liz attended a large comprehensive school and was the first person in her family to go to university. She started her career in journalism on national newspapers, and had a national newspaper column by the time she was 25. She has edited three magazines and numerous websites, and worked closely with the Southampton cruise industry for over eight years. She has written in a freelance capacity for a variety of newspapers and magazines. 

Liz Jarvis is passionate about ensuring our NHS and social care is properly funded, addressing the GP and dentist shortages, and stopping sewage being dumped in our rivers and seas. Liz raised her son on her own so she fully understands the challenges so many families face during the Cost of Living Crisis.

Since being elected as Eastleigh's MP in July 2024, she has become a member of the Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee, doing work on topics ranging from support for grassroots sport, to the BBC Royal Charter Review. She is also the Vice Chair of the State Pension Inequality for Women APPG.