Helen Whately
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Helen Whately MP |
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Member of Parliament for Faversham and Mid Kent |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Robertson |
| Majority | 16,652 (36.4%) |
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23 June 1976 Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
Helen Olivia Bicknell Whately is an English Conservative Party politician. She was elected at the 2015 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent, succeeding Hugh Robertson.
Whately grew up in Surrey. Both her parents are doctors. She was educated at Westminster School in London. After taking her A Levels, she taught English in rural Nepal for a year. Whately then matriculated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1995 where she attained a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). After university, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for two years as a management consultant trainee before working at AOL where Whately was involved in setting up their internet film service. From 2007 to 2015, Whately worked for the management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company in their healthcare division.
Whately contested the 2010 general election in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency, but lost to the Liberal Democrats candidate, Ed Davey by 13.3%. She was elected as MP for Faversham and Mid Kent in the 2015 general election with 24,895 votes (54%) and a majority of 16,652. In July 2015, she was elected to sit on the Commons Health Select Committee. She is also Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Mental Health. Whately supported remaining within the European Union prior to the 2016 referendum. In July 2016, following Theresa May's cabinet formation, she was appointed PPS to the International Trade Minister Greg Hands.
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