Nusrat Ghani | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2024 | |
| Speaker | Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Dame Eleanor Laing |
| Minister of State for Europe | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Leo Docherty |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Doughty |
| Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit | |
| In office 7 February 2023 – 26 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alan Mak |
| Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security[a] | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 26 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Jackie Doyle-Price |
| Succeeded by | Alan Mak |
| Minister of State for Science and Investment Security | |
| In office 7 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | George Freeman |
| Succeeded by | George Freeman |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 11 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Paul Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Iain Stewart |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Paul Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 11 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Member of Parliament for Sussex Weald Wealden (2015–2024) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hendry |
| Majority | 6,842 (13.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1972 Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
David Wheeldon (m. 2002) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Birmingham City University University of Leeds |
| Website | Official website |
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani[1] (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex Weald since 2024, having represented the predecessor constituency Wealden from 2015 to 2024.[2] She has served as Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons since 2024.
Ghani served as Minister of State for Europe in 2024.[3] She has previously served as Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security and Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit.[4][5] In January 2018, she became the first female Muslim minister to speak from the House of Commons despatch box.[6]
From 2018 to 2020, Ghani was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime and a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury under prime ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson.[7] After having served as vice-chair of the 1922 Committee, she was appointed Minister of State for Science and Investment Security by Liz Truss in September 2022.[8]
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- ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9121.
- ^ "Nusrat Ghani MP". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: 26 March 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Industry and Investment Security) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Nus Ghani is first Muslim woman minister to speak in Commons". BBC News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Walker, Peter (9 January 2018). "Theresa May's junior ministerial reshuffle: who's in and who's out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 September 2022.