Anna Soubry
Anna Soubry is the UK minister of state for business and enterprise[1] at the Department of business, innovation and skills, and has been the Conservative Party MP for Broxtowe since 2010. In the 2015 general election she retained her seat with a majority of 4,287. [2] She is the former minister of state for defence personnel, welfare and veterans.
Background
In September 2012, Soubry was appointed as parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Health.[3] Just over a year later, she was appointed parliamentary under-secretary at the Ministry of Defence (MOD).[4] and then promoted to minister of state in the July 2014 reshuffle.[5]
Soubry was parliamentary private secretary to health minister, Simon Burns from November 2010 to September 2012. [6]
Early career
She studied law at Birmingham University and went on to train as a barrister. Soubry worked at Grampian TV in Aberdeen as a reporter and presenter on North Tonight and at Central TV as a reporter on Central News East. She also worked as a criminal barrister in Nottingham and practised until becoming an MP. [6]
Special advisers and aides
Notes
- ↑ ITV News Anna Soubry appointed Minister for Small Business, 11 May 2015, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Anna Soubry Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Junior Ministerial reshuffle rolling blog, ConservativeHome, 4 September 2012.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Anna Soubry GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014
