Thérèse Coffey

British politician

Dame Thérèse Anne Coffey (born 18 November 1971) is a British politician who was the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 25 October 2022 until 13 November 2023. She was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 6 September to 25 October 2022. She was the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2019 to 2022.[1][2] She is a member of the Conservative Party. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal from 2010 until losing her seat in the 2024.


Dame Thérèse Coffey

Official portrait, 2022
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
25 October 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byRanil Jayawardena
Succeeded bySteve Barclay
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byDominic Raab
Succeeded byDominic Raab
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded bySteve Barclay
Succeeded bySteve Barclay
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office
8 September 2019 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAmber Rudd
Succeeded byChloe Smith
Minister of State for Environment and Rural Opportunity[a]
In office
17 July 2016 – 8 September 2019
Prime Minister
Preceded byRory Stewart
Succeeded byRebecca Pow
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office
11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byTom Brake
Succeeded byMichael Ellis
Assistant Government Whip
In office
15 July 2014 – 8 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byAmber Rudd
Succeeded bySimon Kirby
Member of Parliament
for Suffolk Coastal
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byJohn Gummer
Majority20,533 (35.2%)
Personal details
Born
Thérèse Anne Coffey

(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 (age 53)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Political partyConservative
EducationSomerville College, Oxford (failed to complete)
University College London (BSc, PhD)
Websitetheresecoffey.co.uk
  1. As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 2016 to July 2019.

References

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  1. Proctor, Kate; Mason, Rowena (12 February 2020). "Cabinet reshuffle: expected winners and losers in Johnson's new order". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet?". BBC News. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

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