Jackie Weaver

Jackie Weaver is the Chief Officer at Cheshire Association of Local Councils in England, appointed in 1997. She found fame in February 2021 when a recording of a Zoom meeting of Handforth Parish Council, Handforth, in which she was participating went viral, spawning memes, merchandise, and mainstream media coverage.

Her name was the highest trending topic on Twitter in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2021. On that day, Weaver was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour in her first public appearance since gaining online popularity, followed by an appearance on Channel 4's The Last Leg.

On 8 February 2021, Weaver appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain. When questioned by Piers Morgan whether she "actually had the power to do what you did" or was just "chancing her luck", Weaver replied: "Maybe the truth is part way between the two options, Piers." She continued: "I mean, there isn’t any tested case law on this. So, 12 months ago we didn’t have the power to hold virtual meetings, so the legislation is not entirely clear on how we handle those."

Personal life
She is married to Stuart Weaver, a retired design engineer. The couple resides in Shropshire, England.