Dame Maria Miller | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee | |
| In office 18 June 2015 – 29 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Nokes |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 9 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 9 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Theresa May |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Esther McVey |
| Member of Parliament for Basingstoke | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Luke Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Frances Lewis 26 March 1964 Wolverhampton, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Iain Miller (m. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Website | mariamiller |
Dame Maria Frances Miller[1] DBE (née Lewis; born 26 March 1964) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basingstoke from 2005 until the 2024 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron.[2]
In opposition Miller served as the Shadow Minister for Education from 2005 to 2006, Shadow Minister for Family Welfare from 2006 to 2007 and Shadow Minister for Families from 2007 to 2010.[3]
She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People) from 2010 to 2012 and later served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2012 to 2014.[4] She resigned from the Cabinet in April 2014 after reports she had over-claimed expenses.[5]
In June 2015 Miller was elected as Chair of the newly established Women and Equalities Select Committee. She was nominated for the position by MPs across the House in 2017 and was reelected unopposed. In 2019, Miller announced she would step down from the role.[6]
- ^ 'MILLER, Rt Hon. Maria (Frances Lewis)', Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, November 2012 accessed 13 December 2012
- ^ "WESC".
- ^ "gov.uk".
- ^ Maria Miller MP to head Culture, Media and Sport department in UK Government Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Basingstoke Gazette, 4 September 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Maria Miller quits as culture secretary after expenses row". BBC News. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "W&ESC".