Karen Bradley
Karen Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | James Brokenshire(as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime and Security) |
| Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 8 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Robert Goodwill |
| Succeeded by | John Penrose |
| Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Atkins |
| Majority | 6,689 (15.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Anne Howarth 12 March 1970 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Neil Austin Bradley |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Leek, Staffordshire |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Committees | Work and Pensions Select Committee |
| Website | www.karenbradley.co.uk |
Karen Anne Bradley[1] (born 12 March 1970)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire Moorlands, elected at the 2010 general election.[3][4] In September 2012, she was appointed as an Assistant Government Whip in the Government Whips' Office.[5] In 2013, she was promoted becoming a Government Whip (Junior Lord of the Treasury). In February 2014, she became Minister for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime, based in the Home Office and replacing James Brokenshire.[6]
Biography
Born Karen Anne Howarth in Newcastle-under-Lyme,[7] she was educated at Buxton Girls' School and Imperial College London, where she graduated with a BSc in Mathematics.
In 1991 she joined Deloitte & Touche as a tax manager, and after seven years she became a senior tax manager with KPMG. In 2004 she set up business as a fiscal and economic consultant before rejoining KPMG in 2007, where she remained until her election to the House of Commons.[8]
She contested Manchester Withington at the 2005 general election, coming third. She was a member of the Conservative Party's A-List and was selected for Staffordshire Moorlands in July 2006.[9]
Karen Bradley was a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee since 2010, and in 2012 was elected co-secretary of the backbench 1922 Committee.[10] She relinquished these positions on her appointment to the Government Whips' Office in September 2012.
She is married to Neil Bradley and they have two sons.
References
- ^ "List of Members returned to serve in Parliament at the General Election 2010". London Gazette. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Karen Bradley MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election results
- ^ Elections 2010: Karen Bradley takes Staffordshire Moorlands with 6,700 majority on ThisIsStaffordshire.co.uk
- ^ "List of Government departments and ministers", Cabinet Office, 6 September 2012
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/karen-bradley
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/karen-bradley
- ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/the-18-of-the-original-100-alisters-selected-for-conservative-seats-.html
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18093877%7Ctitle=New faces elected on to influential Conservative 1922 committee |publisher=BBC |work=BBC News |date= |accessdate=12 July 2012
External links
- karenbradley.co.uk — Bradley's website
- Bradley on TheyWorkForYou.com
- Bradley on Conservative Party site
- [2] Karen Bradley's Fan Page on Facebook
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou