Damian Hinds
| Damian Hinds MP | |
|---|---|
 Damian Hinds taking part in an H.M. Revenue & Customs exercise in Northern Ireland.[1] | |
| Minister for Employment | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Sec. of State |
Damian Green David Gauke |
| Preceded by | Priti Patel |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 12 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Chancellor | George Osborne |
| Preceded by | Priti Patel |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Jones (2017) |
| Member of Parliament for East Hampshire | |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Mates |
| Majority | 25,147 (48.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 November 1969[2] Paddington, London, England[3] |
| Political party | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Website |
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Damian Patrick George Hinds[4] (born 27 November 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Hampshire constituency. He was Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from May 2015 until he was made Employment Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions by the Prime Minister on 19 July 2016.[5]
Education
Hinds was educated at St. Ambrose College, a Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Grammar school in Altrincham in Cheshire, followed by the University of Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics and attained a first class degree. He was president of the Oxford Union Society while there.
Life and career
Hinds was chairman of the Bow Group in 2001–02.
He stood in the Stretford and Urmston constituency during the 2005 general election, coming second to incumbent MP Beverley Hughes, gaining 30.4% of the vote (an increase for the party of 3.3%).
In the 2010 General Election Hinds was elected as the Member of Parliament for East Hampshire getting 56.8% of the vote (an increase of 9.7%) and achieving a swing from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservative Party of 6.6%. The previous Conservative MP, Michael Mates, stepped down at the 2010 General Election.
He sat on the Education Select Committee between 2010 and 2012.[6] He was also a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Defence Reform Act 2014[7]
Parliament lists Hinds' political interests as education, welfare, affordable credit, and social mobility.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/testing-times-ahead-for-fuel-fraudsters-1196614
- ↑ "Damian Hinds MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ "Interview with Damian Hinds MP". This Is Alton. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8742.
- ↑ "Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury – GOV.UK". UK Government website. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Damian Hinds MP". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ "House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Defence Reform Bill 2013–14". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 2010–present
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Conservative Home — Damian Hinds's selection
- Petersfield Post — Damian Hinds's selection