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Chloe Rebecca Smith (born 17 May 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich North from 2009 to 2024.
- Biography
- Education
- Political career
- Career outside politics
- Previous roles in government
Chloe Smith was previously appointed Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from 28 April 2023 to 20 July 2023 while the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP was on maternity leave.
She was previously Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022.
She was previously appointed Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) at the Department for Work and Pensions from 16 September 2021 to 6 September 2022.
She was Minister of State (Minister for the Constitution and Devolution) from 13 February 2020 to 15 September 2021.
She was Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office from 9 January 2018 to 13 February 2020 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Assistant Government Whip for the House of Commons from 15 June 2017 to 8 January 2018.
She was elected Conservative MP for Norwich North on 23 July 2009.
Chloe studied English at the University of York.
Chloe was elected MP for Norwich North in July 2009. She was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury in October 2011 and from September 2012 to October 2013 she served as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.
Before entering Parliament, Chloe worked for international consultancy firm Deloitte, advising private businesses, government departments and public bodies.
•Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (maternity cover)
•Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
•Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)
•Minister of State (Minister for the Constitution and Devolution)
•Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution)
•Assistant Government Whip
Nov 22, 2022 · The Conservative MP for Norwich North, Chloe Smith, is to stand down at the next general election. The former work and pensions secretary served in the cabinet role during Liz Truss's brief...
Sep 28, 2021 · Chloe Smith MP was appointed the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work in September 2021. Learn more about the Minister, her brief and the work of the Disability Unit.
Sep 7, 2022 · Prime Minister Liz Truss has assembled her cabinet, naming Chloe Smith as the work and pensions secretary and Jacob Rees-Mogg as business secretary. Smith, who is MP for Norwich North, had been minister for disabled people, health and work since September 2021.
- Ashleigh Webber
Jun 29, 2021 · Chloe Smith, 38, Conservative MP for Norwich North, announced on social media that she was free of the illness, first diagnosed in October by her GP.
Chloe Smith was a minister between 2010 and 2023. She served as a junior minister in the Treasury (2011–12) and the Cabinet Office (2012–13) before returning to government as a Northern Ireland minister in 2017. She was work and pensions secretary in 2022 during the short-lived Truss administration. In 2023 she returned to cabinet as ...
