Victoria Atkins
Victoria Mary Atkins (born 22 March 1976) is a British politician. She has been the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since November 2023. She was Financial Secretary to the Treasury from October 2022 to November 2023. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Atkins was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle in Lincolnshire in 2015.[4]
Victoria Atkins | |
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| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Andrew Griffith |
| Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Lucy Frazer |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Andrew |
| Minister for Afghan Resettlement | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 8 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Richard Harrington[lower-alpha 1] |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Harrington of Watford[lower-alpha 2] |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding | |
| In office 9 November 2017 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Newton |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Maclean |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women | |
| In office 8 January 2018 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Anne Milton |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Berridge |
| Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Tapsell |
| Majority | 28,868 (55.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1976[1] London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Kenward |
| Children | 1[2][3] |
| Parents | Robert Atkins (father) |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Middle Temple |
| Website | victoriaatkins |
She is a Type 1 diabetic, and is married to the Managing Director of British Sugar.[5]
Notes
- As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees. Office vacant between 17 July 2016 and 16 September 2021.
- As Minister of State for Refugees.
References
- Jamieson, Sophie (29 April 2015). "Female MPs: Parliament's future front bench stars". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "About Victoria". Victoria Atkins MP. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- Goodman, Paul (1 May 2015). "Cameron's Children: The next generation of Conservative MPs". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
Family: Married to Paul, the Managing Director of a food company and has one son, Monty
- "Louth & Horncastle". Election 2015. BBC News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "Victoria Atkins follows in her political parents' footsteps". Lancashire Post. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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