Louise Mensch

About

Known for such "chick lit" novels as Career Girls, Venus Envy, The Devil You Know, and Tuesday's Child, this popular English author also had a career as a politician, serving the Corby constituency as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 2010 until 2012.

Before Fame

After earning an English degree from Christ Church, Oxford, she worked for MTV Europe, EMI Records, and Sony. She published her debut novel, Career Girls, in 1995.

Trivia

After retiring from politics, she pursued a career as a journalist, writing for both The Sun and The Times.

Family Life

She and her journalist sister, Tilly Bagshawe, and other siblings, James and Alice, grew up in London as members of a prominent Roman Catholic family. After divorcing Anthony LoCicero (the father of her three children), she married New York-born music manager Peter Mensch.

Associated With

Though she represented the Conservative Party in Parliament, she briefly allied herself with the Labour Party during the administration of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.