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Donelan is a [[Christianity|practising Christian]].<ref name=about/> In 2021 she was reported to be in a relationship with Tom Turner, Head of Commercial at Stronghold Global.<ref> {{cite web |website=Gazette and Herald |title=MP 'feeling sore' as she resumes trek|date=25 September 2021 |access-date=26 April 2022| url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/19605352.mp-feeling-sore-resumes-trek/}}</ref>. |
Donelan is a [[Christianity|practising Christian]].<ref name=about/> In 2021 she was reported to be in a relationship with Tom Turner, Head of Commercial at Stronghold Global.<ref> {{cite web |website=Gazette and Herald |title=MP 'feeling sore' as she resumes trek|date=25 September 2021 |access-date=26 April 2022| url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/19605352.mp-feeling-sore-resumes-trek/}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |website=The Good Law Project |title=REVEALED: Minister’s partner’s firm awarded lucrative Covid contracts|date=4 November 2021 |access-date=26 April 2022| url=https://goodlawproject.org/news/michelle-donelan-partner-contracts/}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 20:52, 26 April 2022
Michelle Donelan | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
Minister of State for Higher and Further Education | |
Assumed office 13 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Chris Skidmore |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Jeremy Quin |
Succeeded by | James Morris |
Member of Parliament for Chippenham | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Duncan Hames |
Majority | 11,288 (19.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan 8 April 1984[1] Whitley, Cheshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | The County High School, Leftwich[2] |
Alma mater | University of York (BA)[1] |
Website | michelledonelan |
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (born 8 April 1984) is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Universities since 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham since 2015.
Education and early life
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan was born in April 1984.[3][4] She grew up in Whitley, Cheshire, and at the age of fifteen spoke at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool in 1999,[2] having decided to be a politician at the age of six.[5] She was educated at The County High School, Leftwich,[2] and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in history and politics from the University of York.[when?][1] During her undergraduate study she was involved in York Student Television.[2]
Career
Before the election of 2015, Donelan's career outside politics was in marketing, including a time working on Marie Claire magazine and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[1][6] She subsequently stood for parliament at the 2010 general election in the safe Labour seat of Wentworth and Dearne, taking 7,396 votes (17.6%) to Labour MP John Healey's 21,316 (50.6%). She was then selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Chippenham in February 2013.[6] In Wiltshire, the constituency includes the market towns of Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham, and the surrounding rural areas.[1][7]
After her selection at Chippenham, she became a Trustee of Help Victims of Domestic Violence, a charitable organisation based in the town and a member of the Steering Group of Wiltshire Carers. In 2013 she bought her first house, in the Chippenham town centre.[8] She defeated incumbent Liberal Democrat member Duncan Hames with 26,354 votes (47.6%) to 16,278 (29.4%).[9]
In July 2015, Donelan was elected (by fellow MPs) onto the Education Select Committee, where she became part of the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy in November 2015.
Before the 2016 referendum, Donelan was opposed to the UK leaving the European Union,[10] but since then has consistently voted against UK membership of the EU in Parliament.[11]
In June 2017, Donelan was re-elected as MP for Chippenham with 31,267 votes (54.7%), a majority of 16,630 over the 14,637 Liberal Democrat votes (25.6%).[9]
Donelan was appointed an assistant whip in 2018[12] and a government whip in July 2019. In September 2019, she was appointed parliamentary under-secretary for children to cover maternity leave for Kemi Badenoch.[13]
In the December 2019 general election, Donelan was re-elected with 30,994 votes (54.3%), a majority of 11,288 over the 19,706 Liberal Democrat votes (34.5%).[14]
In the February 2020 cabinet reshuffle, she became Minister of State for Universities.[7][15][16] As of May 2020[update], her responsibilities included universities[2] and co-chairing the Family Justice Board, which oversees the performance of the family justice system and is advised by the Family Justice Council.[17]
In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle, she was kept in her position as Minister of State for Universities with the added right to attend cabinet. She was also sworn of the Privy Council.
Personal life
Donelan is a practising Christian.[8] In 2021 she was reported to be in a relationship with Tom Turner, Head of Commercial at Stronghold Global.[18][19].
Honours
- She was sworn in as a member of Privy Council of the United Kingdom on 20 September 2021 at Balmoral Castle.[20] This gave her the Honorific Prefix "The Right Honourable" for Life.
References
- ^ a b c d e Anon (2017). "Donelan, Michelle Emma May Elizabeth". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283877.
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ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ a b c d e Kernohan, David (2020). "Who is new universities minister Michelle Donelan?". wonkhe.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9126.
- ^ "Michelle Donelan MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Rea, Ailbhe (21 August 2020). "Paranoid Androids". New Statesman. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Tories select Michelle Donelan as prospective parliamentary candidate for Chippenham". Bath Chronicle. 4 March 2013.
- ^ a b Baker, John (17 February 2020). "Michelle Donelan, the MP for Chippenham, is the new Minister of State for Universities". wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b Donelan, Michelle (2019). "About Michelle". michelledonelan.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Election 2017: Chippenham parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Goodenough, Tom (2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". spectator.co.uk. The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ TheyWorkForYou: Michelle Donelan (retrieved 9 February 2021)
- ^ "Michelle Donelan MP". gov.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) (maternity cover)". gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Chippenham Parliamentary constituency". bbc.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "University students and COVID-19 FAQ - Education in the media". dfemedia.blog.gov.uk.
- ^ "Michelle Donelan named universities minister as science split off". timeshighereducation.com. Times Higher Education. 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Family Justice Board". gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "MP 'feeling sore' as she resumes trek". Gazette and Herald. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "REVEALED: Minister's partner's firm awarded lucrative Covid contracts". The Good Law Project. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "ORDERS APPROVED AND BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL HELD BY THE QUEEN AT BALMORAL ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 2021" (PDF). Privy Council Office. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Living people
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- People from Cheshire
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