Nigel Paul Huddleston (born 13 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Financial Secretary to the Treasury since November 2023. [1] He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital,Culture,Media and Sport from 2020 to 2022 and as Minister of State for International Trade from February to November 2023. [2] A member of the Conservative Party,he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Worcestershire since 2015.
Nigel Huddleston was born in Lincoln [3] [4] on 13 October 1970. [5] He was educated at the Sir Robert Pattinson Academy,a state secondary school in North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, [6] followed by Christ Church,Oxford,where he studied politics and economics. [4] He received an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles,California. [4]
Huddleston started his career as a consultant for Arthur Andersen. He continued his career at Deloitte,and later worked as the industry head of travel for Google. [4]
Huddleston started his career as a consultant for Arthur Andersen. He continued his career at Deloitte,and later worked as the industry head of travel for Google. [4]
At the 2010 general election,Huddleston was the Conservative candidate for Luton South,coming second with 29.4% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Gavin Shuker. [7] [8]
In 2014,he was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate in Mid Worcestershire in a primary election in which anyone on the constituency's electoral register was eligible to vote. The constituency association did not publish the votes that each candidate received. [9] Huddleston was elected as MP for Mid Worcestershire at the 2015 general election with 57% of the vote and a majority of 20,532. [10]
Huddleston is a board member of the Tory Reform Group. [5] In Parliament,he sat on the Culture,Media and Sport Select Committee. [11]
Huddleston was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum on EU membership. [12]
At the snap 2017 general election,Huddleston was re-elected as MP for Mid Worcestershire with an increased vote share of 65.3% and an increased majority of 23,326. [13]
In February 2019,Huddleston was appointed as the Conservatives' new vice chairman for youth. He was responsible for attracting young people to the party's ranks. [14] After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019,Huddleston was appointed as an assistant whip,leaving his role as vice chairman.
Huddleston was again re-elected at the 2019 general election with an increased vote share of 66.7% and an increased majority of 28,018. [15]
In the 2020 cabinet reshuffle,Huddleston was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport,Tourism and Heritage,replacing Nigel Adams and Helen Whately. [16] During 2021,he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Tourism. On 8 October 2021,Huddleston took over the duties of the former role of Parliamentary under-secretary of state for civil society,held by The Baroness Barran until the role was abolished. Huddleston then became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport,Tourism,Heritage and Civil Society. [17]
Huddleston lives in Badsey,Worcestershire,with his American wife Melissa,and their two children. [4]
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