Kelly Tolhurst

The Right Honourable
Kelly Tolhurst
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Schools and Childhood
In office
7 September 2022 – 28 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byBrendan Clarke-Smith
Succeeded byClaire Coutinho
Government Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
In office
1 July 2022 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Pincher
Succeeded byCraig Whittaker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping
In office
8 September 2020 – 16 January 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byLuke Hall
Succeeded byEddie Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime
In office
13 February 2020 – 8 September 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNus Ghani
Succeeded byRobert Courts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
In office
19 July 2018 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew Griffiths
Succeeded byPaul Scully
Member of Parliament
for Rochester and Strood
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byMark Reckless
Succeeded byLauren Edwards
Member of Medway Council
for Rochester West Ward
In office
5 May 2011 – 12 January 2018[1]
Preceded byMark Reckless
Succeeded byAlex Paterson
Personal details
Born
Kelly Jane Tolhurst

(1978-08-23) 23 August 1978 (age 46)
Rochester, Kent, England
Political partyConservative
WebsiteCampaign website

Kelly Jane Tolhurst[2] (born 23 August 1978) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood from 2015 to 2024.[3] A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Schools and Childhood from September to October 2022.[4][5][6]

Tolhurst previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing from 2020 to 2021, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime in 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility from 2018 to 2020 and was briefly Deputy Chief Whip in 2022. She is a former councillor for the Rochester West ward on Medway Council.[7]

  1. ^ Hoare, Gavin. "Resignation of Councillor Kelly Tolhurst". www.medway.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11776.
  3. ^ "Election 2015: Rochester & Strood parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Schools and Childhood) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Kelly Tolhurst MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ^ "MP resigns as local councillor". Kent Online. Retrieved 13 January 2018.