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Chris Heaton-Harris

Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Assumed office
6 September 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byShailesh Vara
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 February 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMark Spencer
Succeeded byWendy Morton
Minister of State for Europe
In office
19 December 2021 – 8 February 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byWendy Morton
Succeeded byJames Cleverly
Minister of State for Transport
In office
25 July 2019 – 19 December 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMichael Ellis
Succeeded byWendy Morton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
In office
9 July 2018 – 3 April 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded bySteve Baker
Succeeded byJames Cleverly
Comptroller of the Household
In office
9 January 2018 – 9 July 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byChris Pincher
Succeeded byMark Spencer
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office
9 January 2018 – 9 July 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byMichael Ellis
Succeeded byMark Spencer
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
15 June 2017 – 9 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byJulian Smith
Succeeded byMark Spencer
Chairman of the European Research Group
In office
2010–2016
LeaderDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byDavid Heathcoat-Amory
Succeeded bySteve Baker
Member of Parliament
for Daventry
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byTim Boswell
Majority26,080 (45.4%)
Member of the European Parliament
for East Midlands
In office
1 May 1999 – 4 June 2009
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEmma McClarkin
Personal details
Born (1967-11-28) 28 November 1967 (age 56)
Epsom, Surrey, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Children2
Alma materWolverhampton Polytechnic

Christopher Heaton-Harris MP (born 28 November 1967) is an English politician. He became the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 6 September 2022.[1] He is a member of the Conservative Party. He was the Government Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from February to September 2022. Heaton-Harris has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry since 2010.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Who is Chris Heaton-Harris? All you need to know about Northern Ireland's new Secretary of State". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 September 2022.