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.

Personal facts

Patrick McLoughlin
Birth dateNovember 30, 1957
Birth place
England , Stafford , Staffordshire
Religion
Catholic Church

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Office holder

deputy
John Randall (British politician)
election majority13866
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
party
Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister
successor

Patrick McLoughlin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/McLoughlin_Patrick.aspx