Mel Stride
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Melvyn John Stride[1] (born 30 September 1961)[2] is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since October 2022. He previously served in the May Government as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from 2017 to 2019 and as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council from May to July 2019. He also served as Chair of the Treasury Select Committee from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Devon since 2010.
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Mel Stride | |
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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 | Harriett Baldwin |
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 | (1961-09-30) 30 September 1961 (age 62) Ealing, London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Michelle |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA) |
Website | Official website |
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