Bury St Edmunds was a constituency in Suffolk from 1621 to 2024,most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 to 2024 by Jo Churchill,a Conservative.
Damian Patrick George Hinds is a British Conservative politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire since 2010. He has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since July 2024. He previously served as Secretary of State for Education under Theresa May from 2018 to 2019;he has also held junior ministerial positions under four Prime Ministers.
Peter James Guy Aldous is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Waveney constituency in Suffolk from the 2010 general election until its abolition in 2024.
Stephen Paul Barclay is a British politician who served in various cabinet positions under prime ministers Theresa May,Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2018 and 2024,lastly as the Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Cambridgeshire since 2010 and Shadow Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024.
Melvyn John Stride is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from October 2022 to July 2024. He previously served in the May Government as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from 2017 to 2019 and as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council from May to July 2019. He also served as Chair of the Treasury Select Committee from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Devon since 2010.
Victoria Mary Prentis,is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party,Prentis served as the Member of Parliament for Banbury from 2015 until her defeat in 2024.
Rishi Sunak is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. He has been Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022;after the general election in July 2024,he became Leader of the Opposition. The first British Asian to hold those offices,he previously held two Cabinet positions under Boris Johnson,latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond and Northallerton,previously Richmond (Yorks),since 2015. He is the most recent Conservative Party prime minister.
Wendy Morton is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldridge-Brownhills since 2015. She served as Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from September to October 2022.
Johanna Peta Churchill is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury St Edmunds from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,she has served as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions since November 2023. She previously served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2022 to 2023. In that role,she took part in the 2023 Coronation and the 2023 State Opening of Parliament.
Alun Craig Williams is a British politician who was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2022 until June 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from 2015 to 2017,when he was defeated for reelection by the Labour Party's Anna McMorrin. In 2019,Williams was elected as the MP for Montgomeryshire,but lost the seat in the 2024 general election.
Sir Oliver James Dowden is a British politician who has been Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since July 2024. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office from 2023 to 2024 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2022 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertsmere since 2015.
Sir Jeremy Mark Quin is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 2015–2024. He served as Minister of State for Crime,Policing and Fire under Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022.
Nicholas James Timothy is a British Conservative politician and former political adviser,serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2024. He served as Joint Downing Street Chief of Staff,alongside Fiona Hill,to Prime Minister Theresa May,until after the 2017 general election.
Fiona McLeod Hill,formerly known as Fiona Cunningham,is a British political adviser,business strategist and founder of Future Resilience Forum. She served as Joint Downing Street Chief of Staff supporting prime minister Theresa May,alongside Nick Timothy,until her resignation following the 2017 general election.
Richard John Holden is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from November 2023 until his resignation on 8 July 2024 following the 2024 General Election. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham from 2019 until May 2024. He was elected MP for Basildon and Billericay in 2024,with 20 votes more than the Labour candidate. Holden served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport from October 2022 to November 2023 and as Minister without Portfolio from November 2023 to July 2024.
Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho is a British politician and former investment banker who served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero from August 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,Coutinho has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey since 2019 and as the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2024. She has been described as a close ally of former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,and as an ardent supporter of Brexit.
Laura Trott is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks since 2019 and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury since July 2024. She previously served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from November 2023 to July 2024,and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions between October 2022 and November 2023. Before entering parliament,Trott worked as a partner at Portland Communications,and as a special adviser.
Rishi Sunak's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 25 October 2022 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government,succeeding Liz Truss,and ended upon his resignation on 5 July 2024. He is the first British Indian and the first Hindu to hold the office. His premiership was dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine,the Israel-Hamas war,the cost-of-living crisis,and the Rwanda asylum plan. As prime minister,Sunak also served simultaneously as First Lord of the Treasury,Minister for the Civil Service,Minister for the Union and Leader of the Conservative Party.
Liam Booth-Smith is a British political adviser who served as the Downing Street Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from October 2022 to July 2024. He previously served as Sunak's de facto chief of staff as head of the Joint Economic Unit during his chancellorship.
Peter Prinsley is a British Labour Party politician,who was elected as Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in the general election held on 4 July 2024.
