Karen Bradley
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The Right Honourable Karen Bradley MP |
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| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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Assumed office 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | John Whittingdale |
| Minister for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime | |
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In office 8 February 2014 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Newton |
| Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 8 February 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Robert Goodwill |
| Succeeded by | John Penrose |
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Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Charlotte Atkins |
| Majority | 10,174 (23.9%) |
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Karen Anne Howarth 12 March 1970 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Neil Bradley |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | Official website |
Karen Anne BradleyPC MP (born 12 March 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire Moorlands, elected at the 2010 general election. In Theresa May's first cabinet reshuffle in July 2016, Bradley became Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Previously, since February 2014, she had served as a junior Home Office minister. Prior to that, she had served in the Government Whips' Office since September 2012, initially as an Assistant Government Whip and, after a subsequent promotion in 2013, as a Government Whip (Junior Lord of the Treasury).
Born Karen Anne Howarth in Newcastle-under-Lyme, her family moved to Buxton and she was educated at the local comprehensive, Buxton Girls' School and Imperial College London, where she graduated with a BSc in Mathematics.
In 1991 she joined Deloitte & Touche as a tax manager, and after seven years she became a senior tax manager with KPMG. In 2004 she set up business as a fiscal and economic consultant before rejoining KPMG in 2007, where she remained until her election to the House of Commons.
She contested Manchester Withington at the 2005 general election, coming third. She was a member of the Conservative Party's A-List and was selected for Staffordshire Moorlands in July 2006.
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