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Chris Heaton-Harris

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Chris Heaton-Harris

Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
6 September 2022  5 July 2024
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byShailesh Vara
Succeeded byHilary Benn
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
In office
6 May 2010  30 May 2024
Preceded byTim Boswell
Succeeded byStuart Andrew
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 58)
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

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  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.