Lia Nici

Lia Nici
Official portrait, 2019
Assistant Government Whip
In office
20 September 2022 – 27 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution
In office
8 July 2022 – 20 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNeil O'Brien
Succeeded byDehenna Davison
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
8 February 2022 – 8 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew Griffith
Sarah Dines
Succeeded byAlexander Stafford
Member of Parliament
for Great Grimsby
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byMelanie Onn
Succeeded byMelanie Onn
Personal details
Born (1969-08-01) 1 August 1969
PartyReform UK (from December 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until December 2025)
OccupationPolitician
Websitelianici.org.uk
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Lia Nici-Townend (born 1 August 1969) is a British politician. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from the 2019 general election before losing her seat in 2024. She served as an Assistant Government Whip in the Truss government from September to October 2022. Nici defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK in December 2025.