Chloe Smith

Chloe Rebecca Smith (born 17 May 1982) is a British politician. She was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from September 2022 to October 2022.

The Right Honourable Chloe Smith
Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
In office 28 April 2023 – 20 July 2023[a]
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Michelle Donelan
Succeeded by	Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Thérèse Coffey
Succeeded by	Mel Stride
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health In office 16 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson Preceded by Justin Tomlinson Succeeded by Claire Coutinho Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution[b] In office 9 January 2018 – 16 September 2021 Prime Minister Theresa May Boris Johnson Preceded by Chris Skidmore Succeeded by Nigel Adams In office 4 September 2012 – 6 October 2013 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Mark Harper Succeeded by Greg Clark Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland In office 14 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by Kris Hopkins Succeeded by Shailesh Vara Economic Secretary to the Treasury In office 14 October 2011 – 4 September 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Justine Greening Succeeded by Sajid Javid
Member of Parliament for Norwich North
In office 23 July 2009 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Ian Gibson
Succeeded by	Alice Macdonald
Personal details
Born	Chloe Rebecca Smith (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 43) Ashford, Kent, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Sandy McFadzean ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of York
Website	www.chloesmith.org.uk

Career

Smith used to be the Secretary of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2021 to 2022. She is a member of the Conservative Party. She became the MP for Norwich North in 2009.

Smith was elected in a 2009 by-election. This was after the resignation of Labour Party MP Ian Gibson after the MPs' expenses scandal. Smith held a number of junior ministerial positions for two terms under David Cameron and Theresa May as Secretary of the Constitutional Assembly.

She held the latter role following Boris Johnson's victory in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. In February 2020, she was promoted to Minister of State during the second Johnson ministry.

In 2021, Smith was appointed by Johnson as Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions. After Johnson resigned in 2022, Smith backed Liz Truss for Conservative leadership. Truss later appointed her as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

On 22 November 2022 Smith announced that she would not stand for election to Parliament at the 2024 general election.^[1]

Notes

1. In accordance with the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021 Smith temporarily served in the position during the maternity leave of Donelan
2. Parliamentary Secretary (2012–2013; 2018–2020)