Victoria Atkins

Victoria Mary Atkins (born 22 March 1976) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since November 2023. She previously served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from October 2022 to November 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle in Lincolnshire in 2015. Prior to her political career, she worked as a barrister specialising in the field of fraud.

Not to be confused with Victoria Atkin or Victoria Aitken.

The Right Honourable
Victoria Atkins
MP
Official portrait, 2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Assumed office
13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded bySteve Barclay
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byAndrew Griffith
Succeeded byNigel Huddleston
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
In office
16 September 2021 – 6 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byLucy Frazer
Succeeded byStuart Andrew
Minister for Afghan Resettlement
In office
16 September 2021 – 8 March 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byRichard Harrington
Succeeded byThe Lord Harrington of Watford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
In office
9 November 2017 – 16 September 2021
Prime Minister
Preceded bySarah Newton
Succeeded byRachel Maclean
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women
In office
8 January 2018 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byAnne Milton
Succeeded byThe Baroness Berridge
Member of Parliament
for Louth and Horncastle
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byPeter Tapsell
Majority28,868 (55.2%)
Personal details
Born (1976-03-22) 22 March 1976
London, England
Political partyConservative
SpousePaul Kenward
Children1
ParentRobert Atkins (father)
Alma materCorpus Christi College,
Cambridge
Middle Temple
Websitevictoriaatkins.org.uk

Atkins is the daughter of long-time Conservative MP Robert Atkins. She was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding at the Home Office in November 2017 by Prime Minister Theresa May. Following the formation of the first Johnson ministry in July 2019, she remained in her post. On 16 September 2021, during the cabinet reshuffle, Atkins was appointed Minister of State for Prisons and Probation and Minister for Afghan Resettlement, overseeing Operation Pitting before resigning from that position in 2022 during the government crisis.

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