The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Biography
Oliver Dowden CBE was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 25 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. He was Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office from 9 February 2023 to 5 July 2024 and Deputy Prime Minister from 21 April 2023 to 5 July 2024.
He was previously Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office between 15 September 2021 and June 2022, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport between 13 February 2020 and 15 September 2021, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020, and Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office from 9 January 2018 to 24 July 2019.
He was elected Conservative MP for Hertsmere in May 2015.