Nicky Morgan

Nicky Morgan (2017)

Nicola Ann "Nicky" Morgan (born October 1, 1972 in Kingston upon Thames ) is a British politician and former member of the British House of Commons . She is a member of the Conservative Party and represented the Loughborough constituency of the county of Leicestershire in the House of Commons since the British general election 2010 to 2019 .

Morgan was Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson . Under Prime Minister David Cameron , she served as Minister for Women and Equalities and Secretary of State for Education from 2014 to 2016 . She left the cabinet on February 13, 2020.

biography

Morgan was born Nicola Ann Griffith and studied for their schooling, which she spent at the Surbiton High School, Law on St Hugh's College of the University of Oxford . Morgan was already involved in the preliminary organizations of the Conservative Party when he was a student. She ran for president of the Oxford University Conservative Association , but was beaten in the election by Daniel Hannan . Morgan was also a member of the Oxford Union and its treasurer. She also lost the election as president there. In 1994 she was admitted to the bar.

For the 2001 general election , Morgan was the Conservative candidate in the Islington South and Finsbury constituency . However, she lost the election by 13.7% in the Labor Party- dominated district. From the 2005 general election she entered the constituency of Loughborough , where she was still defeated in 2005. In the 2010 general election , she entered the House of Commons with 41.6% of the vote. She gave her first maiden speech on June 8, 2010, on economic and pension issues. Since then she has been re-elected with 49.5% and 49.9% in 2015 and 2017 .

She served as Secretary of State for Women and Education under David Cameron . When Theresa May succeeded Cameron, Morgan lost her cabinet post. Under Boris Johnson she was again a member of the cabinet as Minister of Culture. In the party's internal primary, she had voted in favor of Michael Gove as party leader.

In the course of the calling of early elections in 2019 , she declared on October 30th that she no longer wanted to apply for her mandate.

Following his victory in the 2019 general election , Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Nicky Morgan would continue to serve as minister for digital, culture, media and sport in his cabinet. For this she received a seat in the upper house through the elevation to the nobility on January 6, 2020. Just two months after her confirmation, she was replaced by Oliver Dowden.

Private

Morgen originally rejected same-sex marriage , but has since changed its point of view. Together with her husband Jonathan, whom she married in 2000, she has a son who was born in 2008.

Web links

Commons : Nicky Morgan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website
• Profile on the UK Parliament website
• Profile on the Conservative Party website
• Requests to speak in Parliament

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nicky Morgan MP. Retrieved October 31, 2019 . 
2. ↑ BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Loughborough. Retrieved October 31, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for ...: Jun 8, 2010: House of Commons debates. Retrieved October 31, 2019 . 
4. ↑ May's cabinet: Who's in and who's out? July 14, 2016 ( bbc.com [accessed October 31, 2019]).
5. ↑ Subscribe to read. Retrieved October 31, 2019 (UK English). 
6. ↑ General election: Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan announces she won't stand for re-election. Retrieved October 31, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Kevin Rawlinson and Andrew Sparrow: "Cabinet mini-reshuffle under way as Johnson keeps Nicky Morgan as culture secretary - live news" theguardian.com of December 16, 2019
8. ↑ Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan explains why she voted against allowing gay marriage | Leicester Mercury. March 21, 2015, accessed October 31, 2019 . 
9. ^ Politicians welcome victory for same-sex marriage in Ireland. In: PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. Retrieved May 23, 2015, October 31, 2019 (UK English). 
10. ↑ About Nicky. Retrieved October 31, 2019 .