Laura Trott (politician)
Laura Trott (born 7 December 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks at the 2019 general election. She is the first woman to represent the constituency. Prior to her parliamentary career, Trott worked as a partner at Portland Communications, and as a special adviser. Early life and career. Trott grew up in Oxted, Surrey, England. She studied history and economics at Pembroke College, Oxford. She then became a strategy consultant at Booz & Company. Political career. Trott was a Conservative Party councillor for Frognal and Fitzjohns on  the Camden London Borough Council between 2010 and 2014. In January 2009, she became a political adviser for the Conservatives. Trott then became a special adviser to then Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude in May 2010 with the remit of political policy and media, and was later promoted to chief of staff. She was subsequently appointed as a political adviser in the Number 10 Policy Unit, responsible for education and family policy under then Prime Minister David Cameron. Trott was credited for formulating the party's tax-free childcare policy. After the 2015 general election, Trott was promoted  to director of strategic communication. She received an MBE in Cameron's resignation honours in 2016 for her political and public service. After the election of Prime Minister Theresa May, she left the government and became a partner at the political consultancy and public relations firm Portland Communications in September 2017. Trott was selected as the Conservative candidate for Sevenoaks in Kent on 10 November 2019. It is a notionally safe Conservative seat, having elected a member of the party since 1924, and was previously represented by former Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon. She was elected as MP  for Sevenoaks in the 2019 general election with a majority of 20,818 (40.9%). Trott is the first woman to represent the constituency. In the private member's bill ballot, she was the highest placed Conservative MP which guaranteed that her bill would be debated in parliament. She presented her bill on 5 February 2020, which aimed to restrict access to botulinum toxin and filler cosmetic procedures for under 18s. It became law in October 2021. Trott has been a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since March 2020. She is also on the steering committee of the  China Research Group. Personal life. Trott has one daughter and twin sons. Her husband, Bahador 'Bids' Mahvelati, is a director at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.