Amber Rudd
Amber "Smug" Rudd (born 1 August 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician.[1] She has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye since 2010 and was the Home Secretary between July 2016 and April 2018. Her appointment as Home Secretary made her the fifth woman to hold one of the Great Offices of State.
Amber Rudd | |
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| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
| In office 16 November 2018 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Esther McVey |
| Succeeded by | Thérèse Coffey |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Succeeded by | Liz Truss |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Justine Greening |
| Succeeded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 29 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Theresa May |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Ed Davey |
| Succeeded by | Greg Clark |
| Minister of State for Climate Change | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Greg Barker |
| Succeeded by | Nick Hurd |
| Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Foster |
| Majority | 346 (0.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amber Augusta Rudd 1 August 1963 Marylebone, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | A. A. Gill (m. 1990; div. 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Roland Rudd (brother) |
| Education | Cheltenham Ladies' College Queen's College, London |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
In 2018 Rudd resigned as Home Secretary following the Windrush scandal and was replaced by Sajid Javid.[2] She returned to government as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in November 2018.[3]
Amber Rudd Media
Rudd met with the US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, in 2017
References
- ↑ "Amber Rudd". The Argus. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ↑ "Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary". BBC News. 29 April 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43944988. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ Stewart, Heather; Walker, Peter (2018-11-16). "Amber Rudd returns to Theresa May's cabinet as work and pensions secretary" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/16/amber-rudd-appointed-work-and-pensions-secretary. Retrieved 2019-05-02.