Mel Stride
Melvyn "Mel" Stride (born 30 September 1961) is a British politician. He joined the government of Rishi Sunak as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 25 October 2022.
Mel Stride | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Chloe Smith |
| Chair of the Treasury Select Committee | |
| In office 23 October 2019 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Angela Eagle (acting) |
| Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Andrea Leadsom |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury Paymaster General | |
| In office 13 June 2017 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Ben Gummer Jane Ellison |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Norman |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 12 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Gavin Barwell |
| Succeeded by | Chris Pincher |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 13 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Harriett Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Griffiths |
| Member of Parliament for Central Devon | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 17,721 (30.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1961 Ealing, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford(BA) |
Political career
In October 2011, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes in the government of David Cameron. He was later in the same government as an Assistant Government Whip from July 2014 until May 2015 and as Chief Whip (Lord Commissioner of the Treasury) from May 2015 until July 2016.
He was Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from June 2017 to May 2019 in the government of Theresa May. He was in the same government earlier as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from 23 May 2019 to 24 July 2019.
He was Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee from 23 July 2019 to 25 October 2022 in the governments of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
He was elected the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Central Devon in 2010.[1]
Education
Mel was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and Oxford University, where he was elected President of the Oxford Union.
References
- Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.