Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Amber Rudd (born London, 16 August 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye at the May 2010 general election, defeating the incumbent Labour MP Michael Foster. Rudd is an alumna of Edinburgh University. Before entering Parliament she worked in finance, as a venture capitalist and financial journalist, as well as a recruitment consultant.