Nick Timothy

Nick Timothy
Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Shadow Lord Chancellor
Assumed office
15 January 2026
LeaderKemi Badenoch
Preceded byRobert Jenrick
Member of Parliament
for West Suffolk
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMatt Hancock
Majority3,247 (7.1%)
Downing Street Chief of Staff
In office
14 July 2016 – 9 June 2017
Serving with Fiona Hill
Prime MinisterTheresa May
DeputyJoanna Penn
Preceded byEdward Llewellyn
Succeeded byGavin Barwell
Personal details
BornNicholas James Timothy
March 1980 (age 45–46)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
PartyConservative
EducationKing Edward VI Aston School
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield (BA)
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Nicholas James Timothy CBE (born March 1980) is a British politician and former special adviser serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor from January 2026. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as joint Downing Street Chief of Staff, alongside Fiona Hill, under Prime Minister Theresa May from 2016 to 2017. He is a vice-chair of the Conservative Friends of Israel.