Nick Timothy

Nick Timothy
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for West Suffolk
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMatt Hancock
Majority3,247 (7.1%)
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
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.