Julian Smith (politician)

Sir Julian Smith
Official portrait, 2017
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byKaren Bradley
Succeeded byBrandon Lewis
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
2 November 2017 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byGavin Williamson
Succeeded byMark Spencer
Government Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
In office
13 June 2017 – 2 November 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byAnne Milton
Succeeded byEsther McVey
Junior Government Whip
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byKris Hopkins
Succeeded byChris Heaton-Harris
Member of Parliament
for Skipton and Ripon
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byDavid Curry
Majority1,650 (3.2%)
Personal details
Born
Julian Richard Smith

(1971-08-30) 30 August 1971 (age 53)
Stirling, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
WebsiteOfficial website

Sir Julian Richard Smith KCB CBE (born 30 August 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton and Ripon since 2010. He served as Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2019 to 2020.

He was the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2016 to 2017 and Government Deputy Chief Whip in 2017. He served in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from November 2017 to July 2019.

He served in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's first cabinet as Northern Ireland Secretary from 2019 to 2020. He successfully negotiated the New Decade, New Approach agreement with Tánaiste Simon Coveney, which restored the power-sharing government of the Northern Ireland Executive after three years without devolution at Stormont.[1]

  1. ^ "Deal To See Restored Government In Northern Ireland Tomorrow". GOV.UK. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.