Amanda Solloway
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Amanda Jane Solloway (née Edghill, 6 June 1961) is a British politician serving as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury since September 2022 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Affordability and Skills[lower-alpha 1] since February 2023.[1][2] A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North since 2019, having previously served from 2015 to 2017.
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and will not be an incumbent MP once Parliament is dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during that period. |
Amanda Solloway | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Affordability and Skills[lower-alpha 1] | |
Assumed office 7 February 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Office established |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
Assumed office 20 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
In office 17 September 2021 – 8 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Maggie Throup |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities | |
In office 8 July 2022 – 20 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Mike Freer |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Stedman-Scott |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding | |
In office 8 July 2022 – 20 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Rachel Maclean |
Succeeded by | Mims Davies |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | |
In office 14 February 2020 – 16 September 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Chris Skidmore[lower-alpha 2] |
Succeeded by | George Freeman |
Member of Parliament for Derby North | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Chris Williamson |
Majority | 2,540 (5.4%) |
In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Chris Williamson |
Succeeded by | Chris Williamson |
Personal details | |
Born | Amanda Jane Solloway (1961-06-06) 6 June 1961 (age 62) Nottingham, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Website | amandasolloway |
Solloway previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding from July to September 2022.[3][4] She was also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation from February 2020 to September 2021.