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Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 28 April 2023 – 20 July 2023[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Michelle Donelan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michelle Donelan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Liz Truss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Thérèse Coffey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mel Stride | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Norwich North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 23 July 2009 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ian Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Alice Macdonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Chloe Rebecca Smith 17 May 1982 Ashford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Sandy McFadzean (m. 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.chloesmith.org.uk |
Chloe Rebecca Smith (born 17 May 1982) is a British politician. She was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from September 2022 to October 2022.
Career
[change | change source]Smith used to be the Secretary of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2021 to 2022. She is a member of the Conservative Party. She became the MP for Norwich North in 2009.
Smith was elected in a 2009 by-election. This was after the resignation of Labour Party MP Ian Gibson after the MPs' expenses scandal. Smith held a number of junior ministerial positions for two terms under David Cameron and Theresa May as Secretary of the Constitutional Assembly.
She held the latter role following Boris Johnson's victory in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. In February 2020, she was promoted to Minister of State during the second Johnson ministry.
In 2021, Smith was appointed by Johnson as Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions. After Johnson resigned in 2022, Smith backed Liz Truss for Conservative leadership. Truss later appointed her as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
On 22 November 2022 Smith announced that she would not stand for election to Parliament at the 2024 general election.[1]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ In accordance with the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021 Smith temporarily served in the position during the maternity leave of Donelan
- ↑ Parliamentary Secretary (2012–2013; 2018–2020)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Norwich North MP Chloe Smith to stand down at next election". BBC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.