Matthew Hancock

The Right Honourable Matt Hancock MP
Minister of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2016
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Sec. of State	Karen Bradley
Preceded by	Ed Vaizey
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General
In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Francis Maude
Succeeded by	Ben Gummer
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Michael Fallon
Succeeded by	Anna Soubry (Small Business)
Minister of State for Energy
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Michael Fallon
Succeeded by	Andrea Leadsom
Minister of State for Portsmouth
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Michael Fallon
Succeeded by	Mark Francois
Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise
In office 8 September 2013 – 15 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	John Hayes
Succeeded by	Nick Boles
Member of Parliament for West Suffolk
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Richard Spring
Majority	13,050 (27.1%)
Personal details
Born	(1978-10-02) 2 October 1978 (age 38) Chester, England, UK
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford Christ's College, Cambridge

Matthew John David "Matt" Hancock (born 2 October 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk since 2010. On 15 July 2016 Hancock was appointed as Minister of State responsible for digital policy in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Hancock was the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, also attending Cabinet meetings. He previously served as jointly Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Minister of State for Energy in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government.

Hancock was educated at Farndon County Primary School, in Farndon, Cheshire; the King's School, an independent school in Chester in Cheshire; and West Cheshire College, a further education college. He gained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Exeter College, University of Oxford, and a MPhil in Economics from Christ's College, Cambridge. Hancock has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1999.

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