Chris Philp
Christopher Ian Brian Mynott Philp (born 6 July 1976) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire since October 2022. He previously served in Liz Truss's cabinet from September to October 2022 as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and then as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon South since 2015.
The Right Honourable Chris Philp MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Quin |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General | |
| In office 14 October 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Edward Argar |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Quin |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 14 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Simon Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Edward Argar |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Matt Warman |
| Succeeded by | Damian Collins |
| Minister for London | |
| In office 18 December 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Nick Hurd |
| Succeeded by | Paul Scully |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts | |
| In office 10 September 2019 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Edward Argar |
| Succeeded by | Tom Pursglove |
| Member of Parliament for Croydon South | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Ottaway |
| Majority | 12,339 (20.8%) |
| Camden Borough Councillor for Gospel Oak | |
| In office 4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Chada |
| Succeeded by | Theo Blackwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1976 West Wickham, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Philp (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
In August 2019, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid. In September 2019, he was appointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice and in February 2020 at the Home Office. He was also briefly the Minister for London from December 2019 to February 2020. He was moved to the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy by Johnson in the September 2021 reshuffle. He resigned from this post during the July 2022 government crisis.
After Johnson resigned in July 2022, Philp supported Liz Truss’s bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, she promoted Philp to the cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in September 2022. In October 2022, when Kwasi Kwarteng was dismissed as Chancellor as a result of his "mini-budget", Philp was demoted to Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General. After Rishi Sunak succeeded Truss as Prime Minister, Philp was demoted from the cabinet and became a Home Office minister.