Robin Walker
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Robin Caspar Walker[1] (born 12 April 1978) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester since 2010. He has chaired the House of Commons Education Select Committee since November 2022.[2] He served as the Minister of State for School Standards from 2021 to 2022 and as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at both the Scotland Office and Northern Ireland Office under Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he identifies as a one-nation Conservative.[3]
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Robin Walker | |
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Chair of the Education Select Committee | |
Assumed office 16 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Robert Halfon |
Minister of State for School Standards | |
In office 16 September 2021 – 6 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Nick Gibb |
Succeeded by | Will Quince |
Minister of State for Northern Ireland[lower-alpha 1] | |
In office 26 July 2019 – 16 September 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Nick Hurd |
Succeeded by | Conor Burns |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 26 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | The Lord Duncan of Springbank |
Succeeded by | Douglas Ross |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | |
In office 17 July 2016 – 26 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Department established |
Succeeded by | James Duddridge |
Member of Parliament for Worcester | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Mike Foster |
Majority | 6,758 (13.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-04-12) 12 April 1978 (age 46) West Midlands, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Relations | Peter, Lord Walker (father) |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Profession | Businessman |
Website | walker4worcester |
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