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==Career== |
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After graduating, Quince worked for Concur Technologies Ltd as a market development executive and [[Britvic plc]] as a customer development executive.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=Will Quince {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/willquince |website=Linkedin |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Based in [[Ware, Hertfordshire|Ware]] in [[Hertfordshire]], he was elected as one of two Conservative Party councillors for Ware Christchurch ward on [[East Hertfordshire District Council]] in May 2007, but stood down in April 2009 after he had won the nomination as Conservative Party [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/East-Hertfordshire-1973-2011.pdf |title=East Hertfordshire Council Election Results 1973–2011 |publisher=Plymouth University |access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> |
After graduating, Quince worked for Concur Technologies Ltd as a market development executive and [[Britvic|Britvic plc]] as a customer development executive.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=Will Quince {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/willquince |website=Linkedin |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Based in [[Ware, Hertfordshire|Ware]] in [[Hertfordshire]], he was elected as one of two Conservative Party councillors for Ware Christchurch ward on [[East Hertfordshire District Council]] in May 2007, but stood down in April 2009 after he had won the nomination as Conservative Party [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/East-Hertfordshire-1973-2011.pdf |title=East Hertfordshire Council Election Results 1973–2011 |publisher=Plymouth University |access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> |
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He stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] for the Colchester seat, coming second behind the incumbent [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] MP [[Bob Russell (British politician)|Sir Bob Russell]]. Following the electoral defeat, he had roles as a trainee solicitor with the law firm Asher Prior Bates, and as a solicitor with the law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon.<ref name="auto1"/> Quince was elected as a Conservative councillor for Prettygate [[ward (politics)|ward]] on [[Colchester Borough Council]] at the [[2011 Colchester Borough Council election|2011 local elections]], and served as leader of the Conservative group on the council from 2011 to 2014, when he stepped down to focus on the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|forthcoming general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Quince stands down as leader of the Conservative group on Colchester Council |url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/11551840.Will_Quince_stands_down_as_leader_of_the_Conservative_group_on_Colchester_Council/ |website=Colchester & Clacton Gazette |date=22 October 2014 |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |
He stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] for the Colchester seat, coming second behind the incumbent [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] MP [[Bob Russell (British politician)|Sir Bob Russell]]. Following the electoral defeat, he had roles as a trainee solicitor with the law firm Asher Prior Bates, and as a solicitor with the law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon.<ref name="auto1"/> Quince was elected as a Conservative councillor for Prettygate [[ward (politics)|ward]] on [[Colchester Borough Council]] at the [[2011 Colchester Borough Council election|2011 local elections]], and served as leader of the Conservative group on the council from 2011 to 2014, when he stepped down to focus on the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|forthcoming general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Quince stands down as leader of the Conservative group on Colchester Council |url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/11551840.Will_Quince_stands_down_as_leader_of_the_Conservative_group_on_Colchester_Council/ |website=Colchester & Clacton Gazette |date=22 October 2014 |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |
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The ''[[Essex County Standard]]'' newspaper reported that Quince had accepted donations of two items in 2019 from the Russian-born businessman [[Alexander Temerko]]. The items raised £5,750 in an auction to help fund Quince's re-election campaign as an MP. Quince said that Temerko was "a British citizen". The donated items were declared as part of the register of members' financial interests.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Creed |first1=Rebecca |title=Former Russian arms company chief donated items for MP's re-election bid |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18602823.alexander-temerko-donated-items-help-mp-will-quince/ |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=Essex County Standard |date=23 July 2020 }}</ref> |
The ''[[Essex County Standard]]'' newspaper reported that Quince had accepted donations of two items in 2019 from the Russian-born businessman [[Alexander Temerko]]. The items raised £5,750 in an auction to help fund Quince's re-election campaign as an MP. Quince said that Temerko was "a British citizen". The donated items were declared as part of the register of members' financial interests.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Creed |first1=Rebecca |title=Former Russian arms company chief donated items for MP's re-election bid |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18602823.alexander-temerko-donated-items-help-mp-will-quince/ |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=Essex County Standard |date=23 July 2020 }}</ref> |
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On 17 September 2021, Quince was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families]] at the [[Department for Education]], during the second [[2021 British cabinet reshuffle|cabinet reshuffle]] of the [[second Johnson ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021|title=Ministerial appointments: September 2021|date=16 September 2021}}</ref> |
On 17 September 2021, Quince was appointed [[Minister for Children (United Kingdom)|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families]] at the [[Department for Education]], during the second [[2021 British cabinet reshuffle|cabinet reshuffle]] of the [[second Johnson ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021|title=Ministerial appointments: September 2021|date=16 September 2021}}</ref> |
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On 6 July 2022, in the wake of the [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|resignations]] of Chancellor [[Rishi Sunak]] and Health Secretary [[Sajid Javid]], Quince resigned from government after "accepting and repeating assurances to the media [from No 10] which have now been found to be inaccurate".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/willquince/status/1544583312353673217 |access-date=6 July 2022 |title=Tweet |website=Twitter }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Colchester MP Will Quince resigns as children's minister |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62062077 |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2022}}</ref> The following day, after Johnson resigned, he accepted the role of Minister of State in the Department of Education.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Ministerial appointments: July 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=GOV.UK |date=7 July 2022 }}</ref> |
On 6 July 2022, in the wake of the [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|resignations]] of Chancellor [[Rishi Sunak]] and Health Secretary [[Sajid Javid]], Quince resigned from government after "accepting and repeating assurances to the media [from No 10] which have now been found to be inaccurate".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/willquince/status/1544583312353673217 |access-date=6 July 2022 |title=Tweet |website=Twitter }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Colchester MP Will Quince resigns as children's minister |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62062077 |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2022}}</ref> The following day, after Johnson resigned, he accepted the role of Minister of State in the Department of Education.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Ministerial appointments: July 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=GOV.UK |date=7 July 2022 }}</ref> |
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On 7 September 2022, Quince was appointed [[Minister of State]] in the [[Department of Health and Social Care]] as part of [[Liz |
On 7 September 2022, Quince was appointed [[Minister of State]] in the [[Department of Health and Social Care]] as part of [[Truss ministry|Liz Truss’s cabinet.]]<ref name=":1" /> On 26 October 2022, he was reappointed by Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-25-october-2022 |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref> |
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On 9 June 2023, Quince announced he would not run as an MP at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title=Statement on the next General Election |url=https://www.willquince.com/news/statement-next-general-election |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=Will Quince }}</ref> |
On 9 June 2023, Quince announced he would not run as an MP at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title=Statement on the next General Election |url=https://www.willquince.com/news/statement-next-general-election |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=Will Quince }}</ref> |