Richard Holden (British politician)
Richard Holden | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2025 | |
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch |
| Preceded by | Gareth Bacon |
| Shadow Paymaster General | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2024 | |
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch |
| Preceded by | John Glen |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Greg Hands |
| Succeeded by | Richard Fuller |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Greg Hands |
| Succeeded by | Ellie Reeves |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport | |
| In office 28 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Katherine Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Guy Opperman |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Pidcock |
| Constituency | North West Durham (2019–2024) Basildon and Billericay (2024–present) |
| Majority | 20 (0.05%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1985 Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Domestic partner | Kate Ferguson |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Website | Official website |
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Richard John Holden (born 11 March 1985) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon and Billericay since 2024 and Shadow Transport Secretary since July 2025. He has also served as Shadow Paymaster General since November 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was previously the Member of Parliament for North West Durham from 2019 to 2024. Holden served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from November 2023 to July 2024, and as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport from 2022 to 2023.