Damian Hinds

Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds ; (politician);
Born	Damian Patrick George Hinds; 1969-11-27; Paddington, London, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Oxford
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Party	Conservative Party (UK)
	Minister of State for Security
In office
	13 August 2021 - Present
	Secretary of State for Education
In office
	8 January 2018 - 24 July 2019
Succeeded by	Gavin Williamson
	UK/Minister for Employment
In office
	17 July 2016 - 8 January 2018
	Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
In office
	12 May 2015 - 13 July 2016
Preceded by	Priti Patel
	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.

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.^[1] Following the 2018 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Education Secretary, succeeding Justine Greening.^[2].

Hinds resigned on 24 July 2019 following the appointment of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.^[3]

Event Participated in

Event	Location(s)	Description
UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021	UK/House of Commons	These members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021

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