Kelly Tolhurst

Kelly Jane Tolhurst (born 23 August 1978) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Schools and Childhood from September to October 2022.

The Right Honourable
Kelly Tolhurst
MP
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Schools and Childhood
In office
7 September 2022 – 28 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byBrendan Clarke-Smith
Succeeded byClaire Coutinho
Government Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
In office
1 July 2022 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Pincher
Succeeded byCraig Whittaker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping
In office
8 September 2020 – 16 January 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byLuke Hall
Succeeded byEddie Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime
In office
13 February 2020 – 8 September 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNus Ghani
Succeeded byRobert Courts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
In office
19 July 2018 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew Griffiths
Succeeded byPaul Scully
Member of Parliament
for Rochester and Strood
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byMark Reckless
Majority17,072 (32.9%)
Member of Medway Council
for Rochester West Ward
In office
5 May 2011 – 12 January 2018
Preceded byMark Reckless
Succeeded byAlex Paterson
Personal details
Born
Kelly Jane Tolhurst

(1978-08-23) 23 August 1978
Rochester, Kent, England
Political partyConservative
WebsiteCampaign website

Tolhurst previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing from 2020 to 2021, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime in 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility from 2018 to 2020 and was briefly Deputy Chief Whip in 2022. She is a former councillor for the Rochester West ward on Medway Council.

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