Caroline Nokes
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (née Perry; born 26 June 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Romsey and Southampton North in Hampshire in the 2010 general election. Elected as a Conservative, Nokes had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 and sat as an independent politician until the whip was restored to her on 29 October.
The Right Honourable Caroline Nokes MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee | |
| Assumed office 29 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Miller |
| Minister of State for Immigration | |
| In office 8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Brandon Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Seema Kennedy |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 14 June 2017 – 8 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Dawn Butler |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Dowden |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 14 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Shailesh Vara |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Dinenage |
| Chair of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art | |
| In office 8 July 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Doran |
| Succeeded by | Alison McGovern |
| Member of Parliament for Romsey and Southampton North | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Gidley |
| Majority | 10,872 (21.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Caroline Fiona Ellen Perry 26 June 1972 Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Marc Nokes
(m. 1995; div. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Website | www |
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From 2014 to 2015 she was a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mark Harper at the Department for Work and Pensions. Nokes served in Theresa May's government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery at the Department for Work and Pensions from 2016 to 2017, Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office from 2017 to 2018, and as Minister of State for Immigration at the Home Office from January 2018 to July 2019.