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.

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