Chloe Smith
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Chloe Smith MP |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 23 June 2015 – 13 July 2016 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jake Berry |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Andrew |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
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In office 4 September 2012 – 6 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Mark Harper |
| Succeeded by | Jo Johnson |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 14 October 2011 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Chancellor | George Osborne |
| Preceded by | Justine Greening |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
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Member of Parliament for Norwich North |
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Assumed office 23 July 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Gibson |
| Majority | 4,463 (10.2%) |
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17 May 1982 Ashford, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.chloesmith.org.uk |
Chloe Rebecca Smith (born 17 May 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Norwich North. She was elected to the seat in a by-election on 23 July 2009 following the resignation of Labour MP Ian Gibson after the MPs' expenses scandal.
Born in Ashford, Kent, she was aged three when her family moved to Norfolk. Growing up in Stoke Ferry, Smith attended comprehensive schools in Swaffham and Methwold, and after a gap-year working for former Conservative Education Secretary Gillian Shephard, read English Literature at the University of York. She undertook summer work for Bernard Jenkin.
After graduating from York University she joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as a management consultant she advised private businesses, government departments and public bodies.
In 2007 Smith was chosen to be the Conservative candidate for the constituency of Norwich North in the general election. She then took leave from her job, working for Conservative Central Office on secondment, to "draw up detailed plans to put our policies into practice".
Following the resignation of Labour MP Ian Gibson, Smith became the Conservatives' by-election candidate and subsequently gained the seat, becoming the youngest member of the House of Commons. She took her seat in the House of Commons when the parliamentary break ended in October. On 14 October 2011 she was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury in a ministerial reshuffle, becoming the youngest minister currently serving in the government. According to The Guardian newspaper Smith was appointed to the role because David Cameron wrongly believed she was a trained accountant.
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