Damian Green

Damian Howard Green (born 17 January 1956)^[1] is a British politician. He was First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office from June^[2] to December 2017 in the Second May government. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford since 1997.

The Right Honourable Damian Green MP
Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the One Nation Conservatives Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 July 2019
Leader	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Nicky Morgan & Amber Rudd
First Secretary of State
In office 11 June 2017 – 20 December 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	George Osborne[a]
Succeeded by	Dominic Raab[b]
Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office 11 June 2017 – 20 December 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Ben Gummer
Succeeded by	David Lidington
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Stephen Crabb
Succeeded by	David Gauke
Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice
In office 4 September 2012 – 14 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Nick Herbert
Succeeded by	Mike Penning
Minister of State for Immigration
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Phil Woolas
Succeeded by	Mark Harper
Shadow Cabinet positions Shadow Secretary of State for Transport In office 11 November 2003 – 8 September 2004 Leader Michael Howard Preceded by Tim Collins Succeeded by Tim Yeo Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills In office 18 September 2001 – 11 November 2003 Leader Iain Duncan Smith Preceded by Theresa May Succeeded by Tim Yeo
Member of Parliament for Ashford
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Keith Speed
Majority	24,029 (40.0%)
Personal details
Born	Damian Howard Green (1956-01-17) 17 January 1956 (age 69) Barry, Wales
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Alicia Collinson
Children	2
Alma mater	Balliol College, University of Oxford
Signature
Website	Official website
a. ^ Office vacant from 13 July 2016 to 11 June 2017. b. ^ Office vacant from 20 December 2017 to 24 July 2019.