Patrick McLoughlin Politician
Patrick Allen McLoughlin (born 30 November 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1986, initially for West Derbyshire and since 2010 for its successor, the Derbyshire Dales constituency. On 4 September 2012 he was appointed Secretary of State for Transport. A former miner, he is one of the few Conservative MPs to have been a manual worker before entering Parliament.
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election majority | 13866 |
office | Member of Parliament Government Chief Whip in the Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Secretary of State for Transport Opposition Chief Whip (West Derbyshire (1986-2010) for Derbyshire Dales |
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