Oliver Dowden

**Sir Oliver James Dowden**  (born 1 August 1978) is a British politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2023 to 2024. He was also the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertsmere since 2015.

Dowden was Minister of State at the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General in the government of Boris Johnson from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020. He also served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 13 February 2020 to 15 September 2021. He was also the Co-chairman of the Conservative Party and Co-Minister without Portfolio, alongside Ben Elliot. He joined the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 2019.

In April 2023 he was also named Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Dominic Raab resigned.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office3**: Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
- **primeminister3**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start3**: 9 February 2023
- **term end3**: 5 July 2024
- **predecessor3**: _Office established_
- **successor3**: _Office abolished_
- **office4**: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- **primeminister4**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start4**: 25 October 2022
- **term end4**: 5 July 2024
- **predecessor4**: Nadhim Zahawi
- **successor4**: Pat McFadden
- **office5**: Chairman of the Conservative Party
- **leader5**: Boris Johnson
- **alongside5**: Ben Elliot
- **term start5**: 15 September 2021
- **term end5**: 24 June 2022
- **predecessor5**: Amanda Milling
- **successor5**: Andrew Stephenson
- **office6**: Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom), Minister without Portfolio
- **primeminister6**: Boris Johnson
- **term start6**: 15 September 2021
- **term end6**: 24 June 2022
- **predecessor6**: Amanda Milling
- **successor6**: Andrew Stephenson
- **office7**: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- **primeminister7**: Boris Johnson
- **term start7**: 13 February 2020
- **term end7**: 15 September 2021
- **predecessor7**: The Baroness Morgan of Cotes
- **successor7**: Nadine Dorries
- **office8**: Minister for the Cabinet Office
- **primeminister8**: Boris Johnson
- **term start8**: 24 July 2019
- **term end8**: 13 February 2020
- **predecessor8**: David Lidington
- **successor8**: Michael Gove
- **office9**: Paymaster General
- **primeminister9**: Boris Johnson
- **term start9**: 24 July 2019
- **term end9**: 13 February 2020
- **predecessor9**: Jesse Norman
- **successor9**: Penny Mordaunt
- **office10**: Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
- **primeminister10**: Theresa May
- **term start10**: 9 January 2018
- **term end10**: 24 July 2019
- **predecessor10**: Caroline Nokes
- **successor10**: Simon Hart


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Sir Oliver Dowden
- **image**: Oliver Dowden Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2022
- **office**: Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom#Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the United Kingdom, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
- **leader**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start**: 8 July 2024
- **predecessor**: Angela Rayner
- **office1**: Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- **leader1**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start1**: 8 July 2024
- **predecessor1**: Pat McFadden
- **office2**: Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- **primeminister2**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start2**: 21 April 2023
- **term end2**: 5 July 2024
- **predecessor2**: Dominic Raab
- **successor2**: Angela Rayner
- **office11**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Hertsmere (UK Parliament constituency), Hertsmere
- **term start11**: 7 May 2015
- **predecessor11**: James Clappison
- **majority11**: 7,992 (16.7%)
- **birth name**: Oliver James Dowden
- **birth place**: Park Street, Hertfordshire, Park Street, Hertfordshire, England
- **party**: Conservative Party (UK), Conservative
- **children**: 2
- **education**: Parmiter's School
- **alma mater**: Trinity Hall, Cambridge