Difference between revisions of "Mike Penning"
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| − | [[Mike Penning]] has been the Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead since 2005. He was a shadow health minister from 2007 to 2010. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring) from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Northern Ireland Office]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mike-Penning/1528 Mike Penning], www.parliament.uk, accessed 7 October 2013.</ref> He was appointed as a junior minister at the [[Department for Work and Pensions]] in October 2013.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24427138 Michael Moore axed as Scottish secretary as reshuffle begins], BBC News, 7 October 2013.</ref> | + | [[Mike Penning]] has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Hemel Hempstead since 2005. He was a shadow health minister from 2007 to 2010. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring) from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Northern Ireland Office]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mike-Penning/1528 Mike Penning], www.parliament.uk, accessed 7 October 2013.</ref> He was appointed as a junior minister at the [[Department for Work and Pensions]] in October 2013.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24427138 Michael Moore axed as Scottish secretary as reshuffle begins], BBC News, 7 October 2013.</ref> |
In July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Home Office and Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice.<ref name="No10reshuffle">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.</ref> | In July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Home Office and Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice.<ref name="No10reshuffle">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.</ref> | ||
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| + | In the 2015 general election, Penning was re-elected with a majority of 14,420. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-32646330 Conservative Party holds Hertfordshire seats] ''BBC News'', 8 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 18 May 2015
Mike Penning has been the Conservative Party MP for Hemel Hempstead since 2005. He was a shadow health minister from 2007 to 2010. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring) from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he was appointed a Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office.[1] He was appointed as a junior minister at the Department for Work and Pensions in October 2013.[2]
In July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Home Office and Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice.[3]
In the 2015 general election, Penning was re-elected with a majority of 14,420. [4]
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Notes
- ↑ Mike Penning, www.parliament.uk, accessed 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Michael Moore axed as Scottish secretary as reshuffle begins, BBC News, 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Conservative Party holds Hertfordshire seats BBC News, 8 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015
