Kelly Tolhurst
Kelly Jane Tolhurst (born 23 August 1978) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Schools and Childhood from September to October 2022.
The Right Honourable Kelly Tolhurst MP | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Minister of State for Schools and Childhood | |
| In office 7 September 2022 – 28 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Brendan Clarke-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Claire Coutinho |
| Government Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 1 July 2022 – 7 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Chris Pincher |
| Succeeded by | Craig Whittaker |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping | |
| In office 8 September 2020 – 16 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Luke Hall |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Hughes |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 8 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Nus Ghani |
| Succeeded by | Robert Courts |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility | |
| In office 19 July 2018 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrew Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Paul Scully |
| Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Reckless |
| Majority | 17,072 (32.9%) |
| Member of Medway Council for Rochester West Ward | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 12 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Reckless |
| Succeeded by | Alex Paterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kelly Jane Tolhurst 23 August 1978 Rochester, Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Website | Campaign website |
Tolhurst previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing from 2020 to 2021, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime in 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility from 2018 to 2020 and was briefly Deputy Chief Whip in 2022. She is a former councillor for the Rochester West ward on Medway Council.
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