Nigel Paul Huddleston (born 13 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Financial Secretary to the Treasury since November 2023.[1] He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2020 to 2022 and as Minister of State for International Trade from February to November 2023.[2] A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Worcestershire since 2015.
Nigel Huddleston | |
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Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Victoria Atkins |
Minister of State for International Trade[a] | |
In office 30 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | James Duddridge |
Succeeded by | Greg Hands[b] |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 20 September 2022 – 7 February 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Succeeded by | Stuart Anderson |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society[c] | |
In office 13 February 2020 – 20 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Nigel Adams[d] Helen Whately[e] |
Succeeded by | Stuart Andrew |
Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Peter Luff |
Majority | 28,018 (49.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lincoln, England | 13 October 1970
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
Website | nigelhuddleston |
Nigel Huddleston was born in Lincoln[3][4] on 13 October 1970.[5] He was educated at the Sir Robert Pattinson Academy, a state secondary school in North Hykeham in Lincolnshire,[6] followed by Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied politics and economics.[4] He received an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Huddleston started his career as a consultant for Arthur Andersen. He continued his career at Deloitte, and later worked as the industry head of travel for Google.[4]
Huddleston started his career as a consultant for Arthur Andersen. He continued his career at Deloitte, and later worked as the industry head of travel for Google.[4]
At the 2010 general election, Huddleston was the Conservative candidate for Luton South, coming second with 29.4% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Gavin Shuker.[7][8]
In 2014, he was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate in Mid Worcestershire in a primary election in which anyone on the constituency's electoral register was eligible to vote. The constituency association did not publish the votes that each candidate received.[9] Huddleston was elected as MP for Mid Worcestershire at the 2015 general election with 57% of the vote and a majority of 20,532.[10]
Huddleston is a board member of the Tory Reform Group.[5] In Parliament, he sat on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.[11]
Huddleston was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum on EU membership.[12]
At the snap 2017 general election, Huddleston was re-elected as MP for Mid Worcestershire with an increased vote share of 65.3% and an increased majority of 23,326.[13]
In February 2019, Huddleston was appointed as the Conservatives' new vice chairman for youth. He was responsible for attracting young people to the party's ranks.[14] After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, Huddleston was appointed as an assistant whip, leaving his role as vice chairman.
Huddleston was again re-elected at the 2019 general election with an increased vote share of 66.7% and an increased majority of 28,018.[15]
In the 2020 cabinet reshuffle, Huddleston was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, replacing Nigel Adams and Helen Whately.[16] During 2021, he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Tourism. On 8 October 2021, Huddleston took over the duties of the former role of Parliamentary under-secretary of state for civil society, held by The Baroness Barran until the role was abolished. Huddleston then became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society.[17]
Huddleston lives in Badsey, Worcestershire, with his American wife Melissa, and their two children.[4]