Nick Gibb | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Schools[a] | |
| In office 26 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Gullis |
| Succeeded by | Damian Hinds |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 15 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | David Laws[b] |
| Succeeded by | Robin Walker |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Vernon Coaker |
| Succeeded by | David Laws |
| Member of Parliament for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Alison Griffiths |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1960 Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Michael Simmonds (m. 2015) |
| Relations | Sir Robbie Gibb (brother) Will Buxton (cousin) |
| Alma mater | College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham (BA) |
| Website | nickgibb |
Nicolas John Gibb (born 3 September 1960) is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Schools from 2010 to 2012; 2014 to 2021 and from 2022 to 2023.[1][2][3] He has served at the Department for Education under Conservative Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, Gibb served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton from 1997 to 2024.[4]
Gibb was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and was educated at the College of St Hild and St Bede at the University of Durham. After unsuccessfully campaigning to become an MP in Stoke-on-Trent Central at the 1992 general election and Rotherham in the 1994 by-election, Gibb was elected to the British House of Commons for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton at the 1997 general election.
Gibb was Shadow Minister for Schools from 2005 to 2010. He was appointed Minister of State for Schools by Prime Minister David Cameron, serving from May 2010 and September 2012. After serving as a backbencher for two years, Gibb returned to government as Minister of State for School Reform in July 2014.[5][6] Gibb's portfolio returned to its previous name as Minister of State for Schools after the 2015 general election. He retained this position during the premiership of Theresa May, though it was retitled Minister of State for School Standards.[7] He was retained as Minister of State for School Standards by May's successor, Boris Johnson; Gibb was removed from the role by Johnson in September 2021. He returned as Minister of State for Schools under Rishi Sunak in October 2022 and voluntarily left Government in the November 2023 reshuffle.[8]
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- ^ "Nick Gibb stands down as schools minister". schoolsweek.co.uk. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon return as education ministers". schoolsweek.co.uk. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Gibb, Rt Hon. Nicolas (John), (born 3 Sept. 1960), PC 2016; MP (C) Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, since 1997". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U17008. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Minister of State for Schools". Department for Education. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017 – via GOV.UK.
- ^ "Minister of State for School Reform". Department for Education. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017 – via GOV.UK.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon return as education ministers". schoolsweek.co.uk. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.