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The Right Honourable
Kemi Badenoch
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 July 2024
LeaderRishi Sunak
Preceded byAngela Rayner
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
In office
7 February 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byGrant Shapps[a]
Succeeded byJonathan Reynolds
President of the Board of Trade
In office
6 September 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Succeeded byJonathan Reynolds
Minister for Women and Equalities
In office
25 October 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byNadhim Zahawi[b]
Succeeded byBridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for International Trade
In office
6 September 2022 – 7 February 2023
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities
In office
16 September 2021 – 6 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byLuke Hall
Succeeded byPaul Scully
Minister of State for Equalities[c]
In office
14 February 2020 – 6 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byThe Baroness Williams of Trafford
Succeeded byAmanda Solloway
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
In office
13 February 2020 – 16 September 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded bySimon Clarke
Succeeded byHelen Whately
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
In office
27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020[d]
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNadhim Zahawi
Succeeded byVicky Ford
Member of Parliament
forNorth West Essex
Saffron Walden(2017–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byAlan Haselhurst
Majority2,610 (4.8%)
Member of the London Assembly
as the4th Additional Member
In office
5 May 2016 – 8 June 2017
Preceded byGareth Bacon
Succeeded bySusan Hall
Member of the London Assembly
as the9th Additional Member
In office
16 September 2015 – 5 May 2016
Preceded byVictoria Borwick
Succeeded byShaun Bailey
Personal details
Born
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke

(1980-01-02)2 January 1980(age 44)
Wimbledon,London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hamish Badenoch
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(m.2012)​
Children3
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • software engineer
  • consultant
  • banker
Signature
Websitekemibadenoch.org.uk
Kemi Badenoch's voice
Badenoch speaks in a debate onsocialismversuscapitalism
Recorded 28 May 2018

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch(/ˈbeɪdnɒk/BAYD-nok;[1]néeAdegoke,born 2 January 1980)[2]is a British politician who has served asShadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmentsince 2024 and wasSecretary of State for Business and Tradefrom 2023 to 2024. She was alsoPresident of the Board of TradeandMinister for Women and Equalitiesfrom 2022 to 2024.[3][4]A member of theConservative Party,she has served as theMember of Parliament(MP) forNorth West Essex,previouslySaffron Walden,since2017.[5]

In2012,Badenoch unsuccessfully contested a seat on theLondon Assembly,but was appointed anAssembly MemberafterVictoria Borwickresigned upon becoming anMPin 2015. A supporter ofBrexitin the2016 referendum,Badenoch was elected to theHouse of Commonsin2017.AfterBoris Johnsonbecame prime minister in July 2019, Badenoch was appointedParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families.In theFebruary 2020 reshuffle,she was appointedExchequer Secretary to the TreasuryandParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities.In September 2021, she was promoted toMinister of State for Equalitiesand appointedMinister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities.

In July 2022, Badenoch resigned from government in protest at Johnson's leadership; she stood unsuccessfully to replace him in theJuly–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.[6][7]FollowingLiz Trussbecoming prime minister in September 2022, Badenoch was appointed asSecretary of State for International Tradeand President of the Board of Trade and was sworn in to thePrivy Council;[8]she was reappointed Trade Secretary by Truss's successor,Rishi Sunak,the following month, also becoming Minister for Women and Equalities.

In a February 2023 Cabinet reshuffle, Badenoch assumed the position ofSecretary of State for Business and Tradefollowing the merging of theDepartment for International Tradewith elements of theDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Badenoch retained the responsibilities of Women and Equalities Minister.[4]After the Conservative's defeat in the2024 General Election,Badenoch was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government inSunak's Shadow Cabinetand later launched her bid to becomeLeader of the Conservative Party.

Early life and education

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Olukemi Adegoke was born on 2 January 1980 inWimbledon, London.[9]She is one of three children born toNigerianYorubaparents. Her father, Femi Adegoke, was aGPand her mother, Feyi Adegoke, was aprofessorofphysiology.She has a brother and a sister.[10]Badenoch spent her childhood living inLagos,Nigeria, and in the United States, where her mother lectured.[11][12]She returned to the UK at the age of 16 to live with a friend of her mother's owing to the deteriorating political and economic situation in Nigeria, which had affected her family.[13]Although a British citizen and born in the UK, during her parliamentary maiden speech Badenoch stated that she was "to all intents and purposes a first-generation immigrant".[14]

Badenoch achievedA Levelsfrom Phoenix College, afurther education collegeinMorden,south London, whilst working at a branch ofMcDonald'samong other jobs. During this time she said shebecame working class.[9][15]Badenoch studied Computer Systems Engineering at theUniversity of Sussex,completing aMaster of Engineering(MEng) degree in 2003.[16][17]

Early career

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She initially worked within theITsector, first as a software engineer atLogica(laterCGI Group) from 2003 to 2006. While working there she read Law part-time atBirkbeck, University of London,graduating asBachelor of Laws(LLB) in 2009.[12]Badenoch then worked as a systems analyst at theRoyal Bank of Scotland Group,[18]before pursuing a career in consultancy and financial services, working as an associate director at private bank and wealth managerCouttsfrom 2006 to 2013 and later a digital director forThe Spectatorfrom 2015 to 2016.[17][19][20]

Political career

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Badenoch in 2017 speaking at the London Assembly's Energy Committee

Badenoch joined theConservative Partyin 2005 at the age of 25.[21][22]At the2010 general election,she contested theDulwich and West Norwoodconstituency and came third, behind theLabour Partyincumbent MPTessa Jowelland the Liberal Democrat candidate Jonathan Mitchell.[23]

London Assembly

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In 2012, Badenoch stood for the Conservatives in theLondon Assembly election,where she was placed fifth on the London-wide list.[24]The election saw the Conservatives win three seats from the London-wide list, meaning she was not elected.[25]

Three years later, in the2015 general election,Victoria Borwickwas elected to the House of Commons[26]and thus resigned her seat on theLondon Assembly.The fourth-placed candidate on the list,Suella Fernandes (Braverman),was also elected as an MP,[27]so Badenoch became the new Assembly Member.[28]She went on to retain her seat in the Assembly at the2016 election,being succeeded in2017by fellow ConservativeSusan Hall.[29]

Badenoch supported Brexit in the2016 UK EU membership referendum.[11]

Parliamentary career

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Badenoch was shortlisted to be the Conservative Party candidate for themarginalHampstead and Kilburnconstituency at the2017 general election,but was unsuccessful.[30]She was successfully selected as the Conservative candidate forSaffron Walden,asafe seatfor her party, which she won with 37,629 votes and a majority of 24,966 (41.0%).[11][31][32]

Early tenure

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In hermaiden speechas an MP on 19 July 2017, she described the vote forBrexitas "the greatest ever vote of confidence in the project of the United Kingdom" and cited her personal heroes as the Conservative politiciansWinston Churchill,Airey NeaveandMargaret Thatcher.[33]

In the same month, Badenoch was selected to join the1922 Executive Committee.[34]In September, she was appointed to the parliamentaryJustice Select Committee.[35]She was appointed as the Conservative Party's Vice Chair for Candidates in January 2018.[36]

She voted forTheresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement in early 2019. In the indicative votes on 27 March, she voted against a referendum on a withdrawal agreement and against a customs union with the EU.[37]In October, Badenoch voted for Johnson's withdrawal agreement.[38]

In the run-up to the2019 Conservative Party leadership election,Badenoch was tipped as a possible contender just two years into her tenure in parliament.[39]Badenoch instead supported the campaign ofMichael Gove.In theDecember 2019 general election,she was re-elected with an increased majority of 27,594 (43.7%) votes.[40][41]

Johnson government

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In July 2019, Badenoch was appointed asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and FamiliesbyBoris Johnson.[42][43]In February 2020, Badenoch was appointedExchequer Secretary to the Treasuryand Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in theDepartment for International Trade.[44]

In aCabinet reshuffle in September 2021,Badenoch was promoted toMinister of State for Equalitiesand appointedMinister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.[45]Within days of her appointments, the latter title was renamed "Minister of State for Levelling Up Communities".[46][47][48]On 6 July 2022, Badenoch resigned from the government, citing Johnson's handling of theChris Pincher scandal,in a joint statement with fellow ministersAlex Burghart,Neil O'Brien,Lee RowleyandJulia Lopez.[49]

2022 Leadership candidacy

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Badenoch's leadership bid logo
Main article:July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

Following Johnson's resignation, Badenoch launched a bid to succeed him as Conservative Party leader,[50]stating that she wanted to "tell the truth" and that she advocated "strong but limited government".[51]As a candidate, she called the target ofnet zerocarbon emissions "ill-thought through" and said that politicians had become "hooked on the idea of the state fixing the majority of problems".[52]

According toThe Sunday Times,Badenoch entered the race as "a relatively unknown minister for local government" but "within a week emerged as the insurgent candidate to become Britain’s next prime minister".[53]She was eliminated in the fourth round of voting[54]and did not endorse another candidate.[55]

Truss government

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In September 2022, afterLiz Trussbecame prime minister, she appointed Badenoch to her Cabinet asSecretary of State for International Trade.[56][57]Following Truss' resignation the following month, Badenoch endorsed Rishi Sunak in theleadership election,[58]stating that he was "the serious, honest leader we need".[59]

Sunak government

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On 25 October 2022, Badenoch was retained asSecretary of State for International Tradeby Rishi Sunak upon him becoming prime minister. She was also granted the additional role of Minister for Women & Equalities.[60]

In a February 2023 Cabinet reshuffle, Badenoch was appointed as the first Secretary of State at the newly createdDepartment for Business and Trade,with continued responsibility for equalities. The new role was effectively an expansion of her portfolio as International Trade Secretary to include the business and investment responsibilities of the newly dissolvedDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[4][61]

In January 2023, Badenoch, as Equalities Minister, appointedJoanne Cashas a Commissioner to theEquality and Human Rights Commission(EHRC) board. Badenoch said that Cash had "a track record of promoting women's rights and freedom of expression". The Labour Party criticised the appointment as, after being approved for the appointment, Cash had donated money to Badenoch's campaign as a candidate for leadership of the Conservative Party in the summer of 2022 and Badenoch had not declared this. Whilst it reported the story,The Guardiansaid that Badenoch had not broken any rules by making the appointment. The EHRC said it has "robust procedures in place to manage conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest…[and that]…these procedures will be applied in this case too". A government's Equality Hub spokesperson said the appointment "was made following a full and open competition".[62]

In late April 2023, Badenoch announced that the government was planning to reduce the number of laws to be repealed to around 800, as opposed to thegovernment's original target of around 4,000 laws.[63][64]The change was met with dismay by Brexit advocates, including the Bill's original architectJacob Rees-Mogg.[65]Nevertheless,The New Statesmannamed her as the seventh most powerful British right-wing figure in 2023, describing her as the "darling" of many party members, in spite of "cooling enthusiasm".[66]

On 1 May 2024 Badenoch's office used a letter sent by Conservative MPEddie Hughesto Walsall Academy as evidence to support Badenoch's claim that girls at a school who did not want to use gender-neutral toilets developed urinary tract infections. Hughes had claimed in May 2023 in a letter to Walsall Academy that "one female pupil has developed a UTI" as she did not feel comfortable using gender-neutral toilets.[67][68]

Opposition

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Logo for Badenoch's 2024 leadership campaign

Due to the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,Badenoch's constituency of Saffron Walden was abolished, and replaced withNorth West Essex.At the2024 general election,Badenoch was elected to Parliament as MP for North West Essex with 35.6% of the vote and a majority of 2,610.[69]After the Conservative defeat at the general election, she was appointedShadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.[70]She publicly criticised Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman.[71]On 28 July 2024, she announced she was running in theelectionto be the new Tory leader.[72][73]Despite being considered the frontrunner at the beginning of the contest[74]Badenoch came second in both the first and second MP ballots toRobert Jenrick,winning 22 and 28 votes respectively.[75][76]However, according to bothYouGov'spoll andConservativeHome'ssurvey of the Conservative Party membership, Badenoch still leads every other candidate in a head to head race in a membership vote.[77][78]

Political views

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Beliefs

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Badenoch is seen by many as being on theright wingof the Conservative Party.[79]She has personally described herself as being on the "liberal wing" of the Conservative Party,[80]whilst being "not really left-leaning on anything".[81]She has identified English philosopherRoger Scrutonand American economistThomas Sowellas her influences, citing Sowell'sBasic Economicsas an influence.[82]She has also been characterised as asocial conservativeand "anti-woke"politician.[80][83]

Race relations

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Badenoch as Minister for Equalities and Levelling Up Communities

During a House of Commons debate in April 2021, Badenoch criticised the Labour Party's response to a report compiled by theCommission on Race and Ethnic Disparitiesthat had declared Britain was notinstitutionally racist.Labour had described the report as "cherry-picking of data", while the party's former frontbench MPDawn Butlerclaimed the report was "gaslightingon a national scale ", describing those who put it together as" racial gatekeepers ".[84]Badenoch accused Labour of "wilful misrepresentations" over the report and responded to Butler's comments by stating "It is wrong to accuse those who argue for a different approach as being racism deniers or race traitors. It's even more irresponsible, dangerously so, to call ethnic minority people racial slurs likeUncle Toms,coconuts, house slaves or house negroes for daring to think differently. "[85][86]

In aBlack History Monthdebate in the House of Commons in October 2020, she reiterated the government's opposition to primary and secondary schools teachingwhite privilegeand similar "elements ofcritical race theory"as uncontested facts.[87]ConservativeHomereaders voted Badenoch's speech on critical race theory 2020 "speech of the year", in which she said that any school that teaches "elements of political race theory as fact, or which promotes partisan political views such asdefunding the policewithout offering a balanced treatment of opposing views, is breaking the law ".[88]

During her leadership campaign launch, Badenoch expressed criticism ofidentity politicsin a 2022 article forThe Times,arguing that "identity politics is not about tolerance or individual rights, but the very opposite of our crucial and enduring British values."[14]

In September 2024, Badenoch wrote an article forThe Sunday Telegraphin which she argued that "not all cultures are equally valid". In the same article, Badenoch called for a better "integration strategy" that emphasized British values and culture.[89][90]

Colonialism

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Regarding theUnited Kingdom's colonial history,Badenoch has argued that "there were terrible things that happened during the British Empire, there were other good things that happened, and we need to tell both sides of the story".[91]

In leakedWhatsAppmessages, Badenoch said "I don't care about colonialism because [I] know what we were doing before colonialism got there" and argued that Europeans "came in and just made a different bunch of winners and losers" on theAfrican continent.She also stated that prior to colonisation, "There was never any concept of 'rights', so [the] people who lost out were old elites not everyday people".[92]

In a 2024 speech, Badenoch said: "It worries me when I hear people talk about wealth and success in the UK as being down to colonialism or imperialism or white privilege or whatever."[93]

LGBT rights

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In 2019, Badenoch abstained on a vote to extend same-sex marriage rights toNorthern Ireland.[94]In March 2021, Badenoch was encouraged to "consider her position" as an Equalities Minister byJayne Ozanne,one of a group of three governmentLGBTadvisers who quit their roles due to the decision by the government not to include transgender conversion therapy in its plans to ban gayconversion therapy,with Ozanne describing a speech by Badenoch on the issue as being "appalling" and the "final straw".[95]

As Minister of State for Equalities, Badenoch opposed plans by theFinancial Conduct Authorityto allowtransemployees toself-identifyin the workplace,[96]and opposedgender-neutral toiletsin public buildings.[97]

In 2021,Vice Newsreceived leaked audio from 2018 in which Badenoch mocked gay marriage and referred totrans womenas "men".[98][99]

In 2023, Badenoch gave a speech before the House of Commons in which she announced regulations stripping the ability of transgender migrants from certain countries to acquire documents in the UK to match those brought from their countries of origin. This was stated as being due to these countries allowing trans people to transition "too easily".[100]Badenoch went on to announce the government's plans to move forward on a conversion therapy ban, while saying thatgender affirming healthcarefor young people who question their gender was "a new form of conversion therapy" designed to turn gay children transgender, further stating that a draft bill would address the concern that clinicians are "fearful of giving honest clinical advice to a child because if they do not automatically affirm and medicalise a child's new gender they will be labelled transphobic".[101]She further announced plans to ban social transition in British schools, claiming the existence of an "epidemic" of children being told they are transgender as the reason.[102][103]

Maternity Pay

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In September 2024, while standing to be leader of the Conservative Party, Badenoch was asked if she believed that "maternity payis excessive ". In response, Badenoch answered" I think it's gone too far, too far the other way in terms of general business regulation, we need to allow businesses, especially small businesses, to make more of their own decisions ". Later the same day, during an interview withSky News,Badenoch stated that maternity pay was "a good thing" and said "I don't think it is excessive."[104]

Economics and class

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In a 2024 pamphlet distributed as part of her campaign for leadership of the Conservative Party, Badenoch argued that politics has shifted away from class "in the old sense - increasingly, whether you are high income does not drive your voting patterns. Educated voters are moving left, and many private sector voters on average incomes are moving right."[105]She also argued that a new 'progressive ideology' was on the rise built on "the twin pillars of constant intervention on behalf of protecting marginalized, vulnerable groups, including protecting us from ourselves - and the idea thatbureaucratsmake better decisions than individuals, or even democraticnation states".[105]Badenoch claimed that the consequent growth in government regulations and public expenditure cripples economic growth, polarises societies, and leads to the a "new and growingbureaucratic class",where" more and more jobs are relate not to providing goods and services in the marketplace, but are instead focused around administering government rules. "[105]

Controversies

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Hacking of Labour MP's website

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In 2018, Badenoch admitted that, a decade earlier, she had hacked into the website ofHarriet Harman,who was thenDeputy Leader of the Labour Party;Harman accepted Badenoch's apology, but the matter was reported toAction Fraud,the UK's cyber crime reporting centre.[106][107][108]

Tulip Siddiq comments

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In 2019, Badenoch was criticised by a number ofLabourMPs for suggesting thatTulip Siddiqwas "making a point" by delaying her scheduledcaesarean sectionin order to attend a House of Commons vote on Brexit.[109][110]

Nadine White incident

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Badenoch published a series of tweets in January 2021 in which she included screenshots of questions sent to her office byHuffPostjournalistNadine Whitewhom she, as a result, accused of "creepy and bizarre behaviour". White subsequently made her Twitter account private, citing the abuse she received.[111]Badenoch's actions were criticised by both theNational Union of Journalistsand theCouncil of Europe's Safety of Journalists Platform.[112][113]She was defended by the Prime Minister's press secretary who commented that it was all a "misunderstanding".[114]

Accusations of bullying

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In July 2024,The Guardianreported that at least three officials working under Badenoch had experienced bullying in theDepartment for Business and Tradeand that she had created an intimidating atmosphere whilst she was in charge.[115]According to this report, the officials felt "pushed out" by "bullying and traumatising" behaviour and claimed that individuals were regularly humiliated and occasionally left in tears after working with her. An official "town hall" meeting had been held in December 2023 to address low morale in the department.[115][116][117]Badenoch denied these claims, describing them as smears from former staff and accusing them of "covering up their own failures and general gross incompetence", and accusedThe Guardianof acting for theLabour Party.[115]A department spokesperson confirmed that there were no formal complaints or investigations into Badenoch's behaviour.[116][115][117]

Civil servants

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Speaking at the 2024 Conservative Party Conference, Badenoch said up to 10% of civil servants are so bad they should be in prison, claiming they leak official secrets and “agitate” against ministers, “There’s about 5-10% of them who are very, very bad. You know, should-be-in-prison bad,” Badenoch said. The general secretary of the FDA union, Dave Penman, called on Badenoch to withdraw the comments. “These are serious accusations from a former secretary of state, who is now standing to be leader of her party. If she has evidence to back up those claims she should publish it, otherwise withdraw.[118]

Personal life

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She is married to Hamish Badenoch; they have two daughters and a son.[119][120]Hamish works forDeutsche Bank[11][41]and was a Conservative councillor from 2014 to 2018 onMerton Borough Council.[121][122]He also unsuccessfully contestedFoylefor theNorthern Ireland Conservativesat the2015 general election,coming in last place.[123]

Kemi Badenoch was a board member of the Charlton Triangle Homes housing association until 2016, and was also a school governor atSt Thomas the Apostle CollegeinSouthwark,and the Jubilee Primary School.[18][124]

Badenoch describes herself as anagnosticwithcultural Christianvalues and notes that her maternal grandfather was aMethodistministerin Nigeria.[125][126]

Badenoch's father died in February 2022 and she took bereavement leave from her ministerial duties for a brief period.[127]

Notes

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  1. ^As Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
  2. ^As Minister for Equalities.
  3. ^As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 2020 to September 2021.
  4. ^Michelle Donelanwas appointed on 4 September 2019 as an additional Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families to cover the portfolio during Badenoch's maternity leave.

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