Thérèse Coffey
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Thérèse Anne Coffey (born 18 November 1971) is a British politician who is currently Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 25 October 2022. She was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 6 September to 25 October 2022. She was the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2019 to 2022.[1][2] She is a member of the Conservative Party. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal since 2010.
Thérèse Coffey | |
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| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Ranil Jayawardena |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Dominic Raab |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Raab |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Steve Barclay |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
| In office 8 September 2019 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Amber Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Chloe Smith |
| Minister of State for Environment and Rural Opportunity[a] | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 8 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Rory Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Pow |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Tom Brake |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ellis |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Amber Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Simon Kirby |
| Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Gummer |
| Majority | 20,533 (35.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thérèse Anne Coffey 18 November 1971 St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Somerville College, Oxford (failed to complete) University College London (BSc, PhD) |
| Website | theresecoffey |
Thérèse Coffey Media
Coffey with Kitack Lim in 2017
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Notes
- ↑ As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 2016 to July 2019.
References
- ↑ Proctor, Kate; Mason, Rowena (12 February 2020). "Cabinet reshuffle: expected winners and losers in Johnson's new order". The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/12/cabinet-reshuffle-expected-winners-and-losers-johnson. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet?" (in en-GB). BBC News. 14 February 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49043973. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
Other websites
- ThereseCoffeyMP.com Archived 2019-12-24 at the Wayback Machine constituency website
- "ThereseCoffey.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. political blog
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live