Angela Joy Richardson[1] (born 21 October 1974)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford from 2019 until 2024. She served as a Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party until she lost her seat in the 2024 general election.[3]
Angela Richardson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Luke Hall |
| Member of Parliament for Guildford | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Milton |
| Succeeded by | Zöe Franklin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angela Joy Richardson[1] 21 October 1974 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Jeremy Bruce Richardson |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Profession | Investment banking operations |
| Website | angelarichardson |
Political career
editIn May 2019, Richardson stood for election to Waverley Borough Council in the ward of Cranleigh East, but failed to win a seat after she was pushed into fifth place by three Liberal Democrats and a Conservative candidate.[4] She was elected to Cranleigh Parish Council later the same month.[5]
At the 2019 general election, Richardson was elected to Parliament as MP for Guildford with 44.9% of the vote and a majority of 3,337.[6] She was sworn into the House of Commons on 18 December 2019.[1]
Upon her election to Parliament, she was also elected as a vice-chair of the APPG for Australia and New Zealand.[7]
Richardson served as a Parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the ministerial team at the Department for Education,[8] and following this, to Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.[9] On 3 November 2021, she was fired from her PPS role after abstaining on a government-backed amendment to overhaul the Commons' disciplinary process in response to the proposed suspension of Owen Paterson.[9] She was reinstated to her PPS role the following day.[10] She ultimately resigned as PPS in January 2022, with her resignation made public following the publication on 31 January of Sue Gray's report on breaches of lockdown restrictions in Downing Street.[11]
In February 2024, Richardson was reselected as the Conservative candidate for Guildford at the 2024 general election.[12]
On 26 March 2024, she was appointed as a Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party, to replace Luke Hall who had been appointed Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education.[3]
On 4th July 2024 she was defeated in the general election by the Liberal Democratic Party candidate; Zöe Franklin who won with 22,937 votes (47.5%) against 14,508.[13]
Personal life
editAngela Richardson was born on 21 October 1974 in West Auckland, New Zealand. She previously worked in the City of London in investment banking operations.[14]
She is married to Jeremy Richardson, and has three children.[15] Richardson lives in Guildford [16]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Members Sworn". Hansard. UK Parliament. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "Ministers Robert Halfon and James Heappey quit government in mini-reshuffle". BBC News. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Cranleigh East, Waverley Borough Council election - Thursday 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Election results for Cranleigh - East, 2 May 2019 - Waverley Borough Council". modgov.waverley.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Guildford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 20 May 2020: Australia and New Zealand". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary Private Secretaries - October 2020". 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b Morris, James (4 November 2021). "Tory MP loses her job after abstaining on Owen Paterson vote". LBC. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Cowburn, Ashley (5 November 2021). "Tory MP reappointed as Gove aide less than 24 hours after losing job for defying government". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Demianyk, Graeme (31 January 2022). "Tory MP Quits Government With Swipe At Boris Johnson Over Partygate Response". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Angela Richardson readopted as Conservative candidate". Angela Richardson. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/guildford-280
- ^ "LinkedIn". Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Angela Richardson". Guildford Conservatives. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Angela Richardson Reselected as Guildford's Next Tory Candidate in Reshaped Constituency". Guildford Dragon. 25 February 2023.
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