Jonathan Gullis

Jonathan Edward Gullis (born 9 January 1990) is a British politician and former teacher who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent North from 2019 to 2024 for the Conservative Party. He was previously appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards by Liz Truss in September 2022 but was dismissed shortly after Rishi Sunak became prime minister in October 2022. In March 2024, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, replacing Luke Hall who had been appointed Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education. In May 2025, ten months after losing his seat, Gullis was appointed as Mayor of Kidsgrove for a one year term. In December 2025, he left the Conservative Party for Reform UK. Jonathan Gullis was born on 9 January 1990 in Salisbury. He attended Princethorpe College, an independent school near Rugby. He studied International Relations with Law at Oxford Brookes University and obtained a PGCE in secondary citizenship at the Institute of Education (now part of UCL). Gullis worked in schools from 2012 to 2019 and compared his teaching experiences to boxing. He worked in schools including Blackfen School for Girls (2012–2015), Ashlawn School (2015–2016), Greenwood Academy (2016–2018), and Fairfax Academy (2018–2019).