Nicky Morgan
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Nicky Morgan | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 13 January 2020 Life Peerage | |
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | |
In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Jeremy Wright |
Succeeded by | Oliver Dowden |
Chair of the Treasury Select Committee | |
In office 12 July 2017 – 24 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Tyrie |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Secretary of State for Education | |
In office 15 July 2014 – 14 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Michael Gove |
Succeeded by | Justine Greening |
Minister for Women and Equalities | |
In office 9 April 2014 – 14 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Maria Miller |
Succeeded by | Justine Greening |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 9 April 2014 – 15 July 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Sajid Javid |
Succeeded by | David Gauke |
Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 9 April 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Sajid Javid |
Succeeded by | Andrea Leadsom |
Member of Parliament for Loughborough | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andy Reed |
Succeeded by | Jane Hunt |
Majority | 4,269 (7.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicola Ann Griffith 1 October 1972 Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Jonathan Morgan |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Website | Official website |
Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, PC (born 1 October 1972) is a British politician. She was the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2019 to 2020.
Morgan was born in Kingston upon Thames and grew up in Surbiton. She studied law at St Hugh's College, Oxford.[1] She became a solicitor in 1996.[1] Morgan is a member of the Conservative Party. She was the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for women[2] from 2014-2016. She was removed from her job by the new Prime Minister Theresa May.[3] She was removed from these positions on 14 July 2016.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP". GOV.UK. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Rowena Mason (15 July 2014). "Nicky Morgan completes rapid rise to Cameron's top team". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ministerial appointments: April 2014" (Press release). gov.uk. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "Theresa May's cabinet: Who's in and who's out?". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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