Theresa Villiers
Dame Theresa Villiers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Michael Gove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | George Eustice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 September 2012 – 14 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Owen Paterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | James Brokenshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Rail and Aviation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sadiq Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Simon Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sydney Chapman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dan Tomlinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 15 July 1999 – 5 May 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Syed Kamall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Theresa Anne Villiers 5 March 1968 Hunstanton, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Sid Wilken
(m. 1997; div. 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Villiers family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Bristol Jesus College, Oxford City Law School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dame Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet from 2005 to 2024, having previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, Villiers was Minister of State for Rail and Aviation from 2010 to 2012, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2012 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2019 to 2020.