Michelle Donelan

Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (born 8 April 1984) is a British politician. She has been the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since February 2023. She was Minister of State for Higher and Further Education from 2020 to 2022 and Secretary of State for Education for two days during the July 2022 UK government crisis.

The Right Honourable

Michelle Donelan

MP
Michelle Donelan, 2023
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Assumed office
7 February 2023[lower-alpha 1]
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byOffice established
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
In office
6 September 2022 – 7 February 2023
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byNadine Dorries
Succeeded byLucy Frazer[lower-alpha 2]
Secretary of State for Education
In office
5 July 2022 – 7 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNadhim Zahawi
Succeeded byJames Cleverly
Minister of State for Higher and Further Education[lower-alpha 3]
In office
13 February 2020 – 5 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Skidmore
Succeeded byAndrea Jenkyns
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byJeremy Quin
Succeeded byJames Morris
Member of Parliament
for Chippenham
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byDuncan Hames
Majority11,288 (19.8%)
Personal details
Born
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan

(1984-04-08) 8 April 1984[1]
Whitley, Cheshire, England
Political partyConservative
EducationThe County High School, Leftwich[2]
Alma materUniversity of York (BA)[1]
Websitemichelledonelan.co.uk

She is a member of the Conservative Party. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham in Wiltshire since 2015.

References
  1. Anon (2017). Donelan, Michelle Emma May Elizabeth. Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283877. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) closed access
  2. Kernohan, David (2020). "Who is new universities minister Michelle Donelan?". wonkhe.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

Notes
  1. On leave from 28 April 2023. Chloe Smith is acting Secretary of State in her absence.
  2. As Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
  3. Known as Minister of State for Universities from 2020 to 2021.

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