Damian Green

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Damian Green

Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the One Nation Conservatives Caucus
Assumed office
24 July 2019
LeaderBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byNicky Morgan &
Amber Rudd
First Secretary of State
In office
11 June 2017 – 20 December 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byGeorge Osborne[a]
Succeeded byDominic Raab[b]
Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office
11 June 2017 – 20 December 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byBen Gummer
Succeeded byDavid Lidington
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office
14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byStephen Crabb
Succeeded byDavid Gauke
Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice
In office
4 September 2012 – 14 July 2014
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byNick Herbert
Succeeded byMike Penning
Minister of State for Immigration
In office
13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byPhil Woolas
Succeeded byMark Harper
Shadow Secretary of State
for Transport
In office
11 November 2003 – 8 September 2004
LeaderMichael Howard
Preceded byTim Collins
Succeeded byTim Yeo
Shadow Secretary of State
for Education and Skills
In office
18 September 2001 – 11 November 2003
LeaderIain Duncan Smith
Preceded byTheresa May
Succeeded byTim Yeo
Member of Parliament
for Ashford
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byKeith Speed
Majority24,029 (40.0%)
Personal details
Born
Damian Howard Green

(1956-01-17) 17 January 1956 (age 68)
Barry, Wales
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Alicia Collinson
Children2
Alma materBalliol College, University of Oxford
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
a. ^ Office vacant from 13 July 2016 to 11 June 2017.
b. ^ Office vacant from 20 December 2017 to 24 July 2019.

Damian Howard Green (born 17 January 1956)[1] is a British politician. He was First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office from June[2] to December 2017 in the Second May government. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford since 1997.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Damian Green". BBC News. 21 October 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. "Election 2017: Prime Minister and Cabinet appointments". UK Government. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.