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Kemi Badenoch

MP for North West Essex (Conservative).

Membership

  • MP for North West Essex, Conservative (5 July 2024 – now)
  • MP for Saffron Walden, Conservative (13 December 2019 – 30 May 2024)
  • MP for Saffron Walden, Conservative (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)

Roles

  • Leader of HM Official Opposition (2 November 2024 – now)
  • Leader of the Conservative Party (2 November 2024 – now)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (9 July 2024 – 2 November 2024)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government (8 July 2024 – 9 July 2024)
  • Secretary of State for Business and Trade (7 February 2023 – 5 July 2024)
  • President of the Board of Trade (7 February 2023 – 5 July 2024)
  • Minister for Women and Equalities (25 October 2022 – 5 July 2024)
  • The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (6 September 2022 – 7 February 2023)
  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (16 September 2021 – 6 July 2022)
  • Minister for Equalities (14 February 2020 – 6 July 2022)
  • The Exchequer Secretary (13 February 2020 – 15 September 2021)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020)
  • Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (8 January 2018 – 27 July 2019)

North West Essex: 2024 general election: majority 2,610 (4.8%).

Saffron Walden: 2019 general election: majority 27,594 (43.7%); 2017 general election: majority 24,966 (41.0%).