Patrick McLoughlin

The Lord McLoughlin
Official portrait, 2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byOliver Letwin
Succeeded byDavid Lidington
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018
LeaderTheresa May
Preceded byThe Lord Feldman of Elstree
Succeeded byBrandon Lewis
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
4 September 2012 – 14 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJustine Greening
Succeeded byChris Grayling
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byNick Brown
Succeeded byAndrew Mitchell
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons
In office
7 December 2005 – 11 May 2010
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byDavid Maclean
Succeeded byNick Brown
Junior ministerial offices
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
23 July 1996 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byLiam Fox
Succeeded byJon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry
In office
27 May 1993 – 20 July 1994
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byEdward Leigh
Succeeded byCharles Wardle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
In office
14 April 1992 – 27 May 1993
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byEric Forth
Succeeded byAnn Widdecombe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Motoring
In office
25 July 1989 – 14 April 1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byPeter Bottomley
Succeeded byKenneth Carlisle
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
29 September 2020
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire Dales
West Derbyshire (1986–2010)
In office
8 May 1986 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byMatthew Parris
Succeeded bySarah Dines
Personal details
Born
Patrick Allen McLoughlin

(1957-11-30) 30 November 1957 (age 66)
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Lynne Newman
(m. 1984)
Children2
Alma materSouth Staffordshire College
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Patrick Allen McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin, CH, PC (born 30 November 1957[1]) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he first became the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Derbyshire following the 1986 by-election. The constituency became the Derbyshire Dales for the 2010 general election; McLoughlin remained the seat's MP until 2019.

As a former miner, he is one of the few Conservative parliamentarians to have been a manual worker before being elected to Parliament.[2] On 4 September 2012, he was appointed Secretary of State for Transport.[3] On 14 July 2016, he became Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, under the new administration of Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May.[4] He resigned as chairman on 8 January 2018 and was succeeded by Brandon Lewis.[5] In January 2022, he was announced as the new chair of Transport for the North.[6]

  1. ^ "Mcloughlin, Rt Hon. Sir Patrick (Allen), (born 30 Nov. 1957), PC 2005; MP (C) Derbyshire Dales, since 2010 (West Derbyshire, May 1986–2010); Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, since 2016; Chairman, Conservative Party, since 2016". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.26080.
  2. ^ "Representatives of society". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ "BBC News LIVE: David Cameron's Cabinet reshuffle: Live". BBC News. 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Ministerial appointment July 2016: Conservative Party Chairman and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster". gov.uk. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ Coulter, Martin (8 January 2018). "Cabinet reshuffle latest: names emerge in PM's new top team as Tories tweet Chris Grayling is new chairman". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lord McLoughlin confirmed as Chair of Transport for the North". Transport for the North. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.