Patrick McLoughlin

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Person.png Lord McLoughlin   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
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BornPatrick Allen McLoughlin
1957-11-30
Stafford, England, UK
Alma materSouth Staffordshire College
Children2
SpouseLynn Newman
PartyConservative

Employment.png Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
14 July 2016 - 8 January 2018
Preceded byOliver Letwin
Succeeded byDavid Lidington

Employment.png Chairman of the Conservative Party Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
14 July 2016 - 8 January 2018
Preceded byAndrew Feldman

Employment.png Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
4 September 2012 - 14 July 2016
Preceded byJustine Greening
Succeeded byChris Grayling

Employment.png Chief Whip of the House of Commons

In office
12 May 2010 - 4 September 2012

Employment.png Member of the House of Lords Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
29 September 2020 - Present

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales

In office
8 May 1986 - 6 November 2019

Patrick Allen McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin of Cannock Chase, is a British Conservative Party politician who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Derbyshire following a 1986 by-election. The constituency became the Derbyshire Dales for the 2010 General Election and McLoughlin remained the seat's MP until 2019.

On 4 September 2012, Patrick McLoughlin was appointed Secretary of State for Transport.[1] On 14 July 2016, he became Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, under the new administration of Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May. He resigned as Chairman on 8 January 2018 and was succeeded by Brandon Lewis.[2]

Patrick McLoughlin was nominated for a life peerage in the 2019 Dissolution Honours and was created Baron McLoughlin, of Cannock Chase in the County of Staffordshire on 8 September 2020.


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