Damian Hinds | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
| In office 8 July 2024 – 4 November 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Bridget Phillipson |
| Succeeded by | Laura Trott |
| Minister of State for Schools | |
| In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Nick Gibb |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKinnell |
| Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Rob Butler |
| Succeeded by | Edward Argar |
| Minister of State for Security and Borders[a] | |
| In office 13 August 2021 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | James Brokenshire |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McPartland |
| Secretary of State for Education | |
| In office 8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Justine Greening |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Williamson |
| Minister of State for Employment | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 8 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Priti Patel |
| Succeeded by | Alok Sharma |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 12 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Priti Patel |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Jones[b] |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Mates |
| Majority | 1,275 (2.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-11-27)27 November 1969 (age 56) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | St Ambrose College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Website | damianhinds |
Damian Patrick George Hinds[2] (born 27 November 1969) is a BritishConservative Party politician who has beenMember of Parliament (MP) forEast Hampshire since2010. He previously served asSecretary of State for Education underTheresa May from 2018 to 2019; he has also held junior ministerial positions under four Prime Ministers.
Hinds was appointedExchequer Secretary to the Treasury byDavid Cameron in 2015. He was moved to the post ofMinister of State for Employment in 2016 afterTheresa May's appointment as prime minister. In May's2018 cabinet reshuffle he was promoted to Secretary of State for Education. He lost this position followingBoris Johnson's appointment as prime minister in 2019. He returned to government in 2021 asMinister of State for Security and Borders. He returned to the backbenches on 7 July 2022, resigning in protest to Johnson's leadership. He was appointedMinister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation by new Prime MinisterRishi Sunak in October 2022, before becoming Schools Minister in November 2023.
Damian Hinds was born on 27 November 1969 inPaddington,London. He was educated atSt Ambrose College, avoluntary aided Roman Catholic grammar school inHale Barns,Greater Manchester. Hinds studiedPhilosophy, politics and economics atTrinity College,University of Oxford, attaining afirst class degree. Whilst at Oxford, he served asPresident of the Oxford Union.
Before becoming an MP, Hinds spent 18 years working in the brewing and hotel industries, in Britain and abroad.[3]
Hinds stood as theConservative candidate inStretford and Urmston at the2005 general election, coming second with 30.4% of the vote behind the incumbentLabour MPBeverley Hughes.[4]
At the2010 general election, Hinds was elected as Member of Parliament forEast Hampshire with 56.8% of the vote and a majority of 13,467.[5]
Hinds sat on the EducationSelect Committee between 2010 and 2012.[6] He was also a member of thePublic Bill Committee for theDefence Reform Act 2014.[7]
At the2015 general election, Hinds was re-elected as MP for East Hampshire with an increased vote share of 60.7% and an increased majority of 25,147.[8]
In the run-up tothe referendum of 2016, he campaigned in favour of the UK remaining in theEuropean Union.[9] He was madeMinister of State for Employment by Prime MinisterTheresa May on 17 July 2016.
Hinds was again re-elected at the snap2017 general election with an increased vote share of 63.6% and an increased majority of 25,852.[10]
In the2018 cabinet reshuffle[11] he was appointed asSecretary of State for Education, succeedingJustine Greening, who resigned rather than changing position.[11]
In January 2018, Hinds spoke in Parliament about his interest in the Catholic education sector and theadmissions rules that apply to faith free schools.[12]
During his tenure as education secretary, Hinds introduced First Aid and CPR courses to school curriculums and launched a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of technical skills and apprenticeships' education.[13][14]
Hinds lost his post as education secretary on 24 July 2019 following the appointment ofBoris Johnson as prime minister.[15]
At the2019 general election, Hinds was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 58.8% and a decreased majority of 19,696.[16][17]
Hinds returned to government on 13 August 2021 asMinister of State for Security following the resignation ofJames Brokenshire on health grounds.[18] Ina cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021 his ministerial title changed to Minister of State for Security and Borders.[19] He resigned as minister on 7 July 2022, amid theJuly 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.[20]
At the2024 general election, Hinds was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 36.9% and a decreased majority of 1,275.[21]
On 8 July 2024, Hinds was appointed asShadow Secretary of State for Education inRishi Sunak's shadow cabinet.[22] WhenKemi Badenoch won theleadership election, he was removed from the shadow cabinet. In December 2024, he replacedMims Davies on theCulture, Media and Sport Committee.[23]
Hinds married Jacqui Morel, a teacher, on 11 August 2007.[24] They have three children.[25]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forEast Hampshire 2010–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 2015–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Minister of State for Employment 2016–2018 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Secretary of State for Education 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of State for Security 2021 | Succeeded by Himself asMinister of State for Security and Borders |
| Preceded by Himself asMinister of State for Security | Minister of State for Security and Borders 2021–2022 | Succeeded byas Minister of State for Security |
| Preceded by | Shadow Secretary of State for Education 2024 | Succeeded by |
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