Paul Scully
Paul Stuart Scully (born 29 April 1968) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister for London from February 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy from October 2022. He was sacked from both roles in November 2023.
Paul Scully | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister for London | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Chris Philp |
| Succeeded by | Greg Hands |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Damian Collins |
| Succeeded by | Saqib Bhatti |
| Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety | |
| In office 8 July 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Kemi Badenoch |
| Succeeded by | Lee Rowley |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 8 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Succeeded by | Jane Hunt |
| Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 26 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Leader | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Helen Whately |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Jayawardena |
| Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Burstow |
| Majority | 8,351 (16.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Stuart Scully 29 April 1968 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative (since 1997) |
| Alma mater | University of Reading |
| Website | www |
Scully served as Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for the London region from 2017 to 2019, having been appointed by Theresa May to replace Stephen Hammond who had the Conservative whip withdrawn for rebelling against the government over the EU withdrawal bill. After Boris Johnson was appointed Prime Minister in July 2019, Scully was promoted to Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets and Minister for London in the February 2020 reshuffle. In July 2022, he became Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
In May 2023, Scully announced he would "pause" his ministerial role to seek the Conservative Party's nomination in the upcoming London mayoral election, but failed to even make the shortlist.