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}}'''Damian Patrick George Hinds''' is a [[British]] politician who served as [[Secretary of State for Education]] from 2018-2019. A member of the [[Conservative Party]], he has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for East Hampshire since the 2010 United Kingdom General Election.
 
}}'''Damian Patrick George Hinds''' is a [[British]] politician who served as [[Secretary of State for Education]] from 2018-2019. A member of the [[Conservative Party]], he has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for East Hampshire since the 2010 United Kingdom General Election.
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==Early life and career==
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Hinds was educated at [[St Ambrose College]], a [[Voluntary aided school|voluntary aided]] Roman Catholic grammar school in [[Hale Barns]], Greater Manchester.
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Hinds read [[Philosophy, politics and economics|Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] at [[Trinity College, Oxford|Trinity College]], [[University of Oxford]], attaining a [[first class degree]]. He served as [[President of the Oxford Union]].
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==Career==
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Before becoming an MP, Hinds spent 18 years working in the pubs/brewing and hotel industries, in Britain and abroad.<ref>https://www.damianhinds.com/about-damian</ref>
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Hinds was chairman of the [[Bow Group]] in 2001–02.
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He stood in [[Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)|Stretford and Urmston]] at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], coming second to incumbent MP [[Beverley Hughes]], gaining 30.4% of the vote (an increase for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] of 3.3%).
  
 
Damian Hinds served as [[Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury]] from 12 May 2015 until he was made Employment Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions by Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] on 17 July 2016.<ref>''[https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/exchequer-secretary-to-the-treasury "Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury – GOV.UK"]''</ref> Following the 2018 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed [[Education Secretary]], succeeding [[Justine Greening]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42604157 "Damian Hinds new education secretary, replacing Justine Greening"]''</ref>.
 
Damian Hinds served as [[Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury]] from 12 May 2015 until he was made Employment Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions by Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] on 17 July 2016.<ref>''[https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/exchequer-secretary-to-the-treasury "Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury – GOV.UK"]''</ref> Following the 2018 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed [[Education Secretary]], succeeding [[Justine Greening]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42604157 "Damian Hinds new education secretary, replacing Justine Greening"]''</ref>.
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Hinds resigned on 24 July 2019 following the appointment of [[Boris Johnson]] as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]].<ref>''[https://feweek.co.uk/2019/07/24/cabinet-reshuffle-education-secretary-damian-hinds-resigns/ "Education secretary Damian Hinds OUT"]''</ref>
 
Hinds resigned on 24 July 2019 following the appointment of [[Boris Johnson]] as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]].<ref>''[https://feweek.co.uk/2019/07/24/cabinet-reshuffle-education-secretary-damian-hinds-resigns/ "Education secretary Damian Hinds OUT"]''</ref>
  
Appointed the new [[Minister of State for Security]] after the [[Plymouth shooting]] in August 2021.
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He was appointed the new [[Minister of State for Security]] after the [[Plymouth shooting]] in August 2021.
  
 
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Revision as of 11:13, 25 February 2022

Person.png Damian Hinds   Powerbase WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Damian Hinds.jpg
BornDamian Patrick George Hinds
27 November 1969
Paddington, London, England
Alma materSt Ambrose College, Trinity College (Oxford)
ReligionRoman Catholicism
PartyConservative Party (UK)

Employment.png Minister of State for Security

In office
13 August 2021 - Present

Employment.png Secretary of State for Education

In office
8 January 2018 - 24 July 2019
Succeeded byGavin Williamson

Employment.png UK/Minister of State for Employment

In office
17 July 2016 - 8 January 2018

Employment.png Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
12 May 2015 - 13 July 2016
Preceded byPriti Patel

Employment.png Member of Parliament for East Hampshire

In office
6 May 2010 - Present

Damian Patrick George Hinds is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education from 2018-2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire since the 2010 United Kingdom General Election.

Early life and career

Hinds was educated at St Ambrose College, a voluntary aided Roman Catholic grammar school in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester.

Hinds read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Trinity College, University of Oxford, attaining a first class degree. He served as President of the Oxford Union.

Career

Before becoming an MP, Hinds spent 18 years working in the pubs/brewing and hotel industries, in Britain and abroad.[1]

Hinds was chairman of the Bow Group in 2001–02.

He stood in Stretford and Urmston at the 2005 general election, coming second to incumbent MP Beverley Hughes, gaining 30.4% of the vote (an increase for the Conservative Party of 3.3%).

Damian Hinds served as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 12 May 2015 until he was made Employment Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions by Prime Minister Theresa May on 17 July 2016.[2] Following the 2018 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Education Secretary, succeeding Justine Greening.[3].

Hinds resigned on 24 July 2019 following the appointment of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.[4]

He was appointed the new Minister of State for Security after the Plymouth shooting in August 2021.


 

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