Angela Joy Richardson[1](born 21 October 1974)[2]is a BritishConservative Partypolitician who was theMember of Parliament(MP) forGuildfordfrom2019until 2024. She served as a Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party until she lost her seat in the2024 general election.[3]
Angela Richardson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Luke Hall |
| Member of Parliament forGuildford | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Milton |
| Succeeded by | Zöe Franklin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angela Joy Richardson[1] 21 October 1974 Auckland,New Zealand |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Jeremy Bruce Richardson |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Guildford,Surrey,England |
| Profession | Investment banking operations |
| Website | angelarichardson |
Political career
editIn May 2019, Richardson stood for election toWaverley Borough Councilin the ward ofCranleigh East,but failed to win a seat after she was pushed into fifth place by three Liberal Democrats and a Conservative candidate.[4]She was elected to Cranleigh Parish Council later the same month.[5]
At the2019 general election,Richardson was elected to Parliament as MP forGuildfordwith 44.9% of the vote and a majority of 3,337.[6]She was sworn into theHouse of Commonson 18 December 2019.[1]
Upon her election to Parliament, she was also elected as a vice-chair of theAPPGfor Australia and New Zealand.[7]
Richardson served as aParliamentary private secretary(PPS) to the ministerial team at theDepartment for Education,[8]and following this, toLevelling Up SecretaryMichael Gove.[9]On 3 November 2021, she was fired from her PPS role after abstaining on a government-backed amendment to overhaul the Commons' disciplinary process in response to theproposed suspension of Owen Paterson.[9]She was reinstated to her PPS role the following day.[10]She ultimately resigned as PPS in January 2022, with her resignation made public following the publication on 31 January ofSue Gray's report onbreaches of lockdown restrictions in Downing Street.[11]
In February 2024, Richardson was reselected as the Conservative candidate for Guildford at the2024 general election.[12]
On 26 March 2024, she was appointed as aDeputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party,to replaceLuke Hallwho had been appointedMinister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education.[3]
On 4th July 2024 she was defeated in the general election by the Liberal Democratic Party candidate; Zöe Franklin who won with 22,937 votes (47.5%) against 14,508.[13]
Personal life
editAngela Richardson was born on 21 October 1974 inWest Auckland,New Zealand.She previously worked in theCity of Londonininvestment bankingoperations.[14]
She is married to Jeremy Richardson, and has three children.[15]Richardson lives inGuildford [16]
References
edit- ^abc"Members Sworn".Hansard.UK Parliament. 18 December 2019.Retrieved28 January2020.
- ^Brunskill, Ian (2020).The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019: the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election.Glasgow. p. 214.ISBN978-0-00-839258-1.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ab"Ministers Robert Halfon and James Heappey quit government in mini-reshuffle".BBC News.26 March 2024.Retrieved26 March2024.
- ^"Election results for Cranleigh East, Waverley Borough Council election - Thursday 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Cranleigh - East, 2 May 2019 - Waverley Borough Council".modgov.waverley.gov.uk.Retrieved21 August2021.
- ^"Guildford Parliamentary constituency".BBC News.BBC.Retrieved27 November2019.
- ^"House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 20 May 2020: Australia and New Zealand".publications.parliament.uk.Retrieved30 May2020.
- ^"List of Parliamentary Private Secretaries - October 2020".1 October 2020.
- ^abMorris, James (4 November 2021)."Tory MP loses her job after abstaining on Owen Paterson vote".LBC.Retrieved4 November2021.
- ^Cowburn, Ashley (5 November 2021)."Tory MP reappointed as Gove aide less than 24 hours after losing job for defying government".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 7 May 2022.Retrieved7 November2021.
- ^Demianyk, Graeme (31 January 2022)."Tory MP Quits Government With Swipe At Boris Johnson Over Partygate Response".HuffPost UK.Retrieved31 January2022.
- ^"Angela Richardson readopted as Conservative candidate".Angela Richardson.17 February 2023.Retrieved17 February2024.
- ^https://election.news.sky /elections/general-election-2024/guildford-280
- ^"LinkedIn".Retrieved4 May2022.
- ^"Angela Richardson".Guildford Conservatives.Retrieved13 December2019.
- ^"Angela Richardson Reselected as Guildford's Next Tory Candidate in Reshaped Constituency".Guildford Dragon.25 February 2023.
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