Nick Timothy

Nick Timothy
Official portrait, 2024
Downing Street Chief of Staff
In office
14 July 2016 – 9 June 2017
Serving with Fiona Hill
Prime MinisterTheresa May
DeputyJoanna Penn
Preceded byEdward Llewellyn
Succeeded byGavin Barwell
Member of Parliament
for West Suffolk
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMatt Hancock
Majority3,247 (7.1%)
Personal details
Born
Nicholas James Timothy

1980 (age 43–44)
Birmingham, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield

Nicholas James Timothy CBE (born March 1980) is a British Conservative Party politician and former political adviser, serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2024.[1][2] He served as Joint Downing Street Chief of Staff, alongside Fiona Hill, to Prime Minister Theresa May,[3][4][5][6] until after the 2017 general election.[7]

  1. ^ Hardman, Isabel. "Beware the aides of May! The people who'll really run the new government". The Spectator. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Theresa May's ex-adviser to stand in Matt Hancock's seat in next election". BBC News. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "BBC Politics Live – 14 July 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ McInerney, Laura (22 March 2016). "Profiles: Nick Timothy". Schools Week. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ^ Dominiczak, Peter (14 July 2016). "Theresa May's Cabinet a triumph for state education and women as new Prime Minister sweeps away Cameron favourites in 'Day of the Long Knives'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Press Release: Downing Street political advisers". Gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ^ "May's key advisers Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy resign following election". The Guardian. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.