Amber Rudd

Amber Rudd (born 1 August 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician^[1] who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye from 2010 to 2019 and was Home Secretary between July 2016 and April 2018. Her appointment as Home Secretary made her the fifth woman to hold one of the Great Offices of State.

The Right Honourable Amber Rudd MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 16 November 2018 – 7 September 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Esther McVey
Succeeded by	Thérèse Coffey
Minister for Women and Equalities
In office 24 July 2019 – 7 September 2019
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Penny Mordaunt
Succeeded by	Liz Truss
In office 9 January 2018 – 30 April 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Justine Greening
Succeeded by	Penny Mordaunt
Home Secretary
In office 13 July 2016 – 29 April 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Theresa May
Succeeded by	Sajid Javid
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 11 May 2015 – 13 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Ed Davey
Succeeded by	Greg Clark
Minister of State for Climate Change
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Greg Barker
Succeeded by	Nick Hurd
Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Michael Foster
Majority	346 (0.5%)
Personal details
Born	Amber Augusta Rudd (1963-08-01) 1 August 1963 (age 62) Marylebone, London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	A. A. Gill ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 1995)​
Children	2
Parents	Tony Rudd Ethne Fitzgerald
Relatives	Roland Rudd (brother)
Education	Cheltenham Ladies' College Queen's College, London
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh (MA)
Signature
Website	Official website

In 2018 Rudd resigned as Home Secretary following the Windrush scandal and was replaced by Sajid Javid.^[2] She returned to government as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in November 2018.^[3]