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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Conservative Secretary of State Cabinet Peer Wikipedia ↗
Born
1975
Holywood
School
The Henrietta Barnett School
State grammar
University
Murray Edwards College
Oxford or Cambridge
In office
7.3 years
Longer than 78% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation

In government

TM
Appointed by Theresa May
2 posts · 2016–2022
  • Cabinet Whip / House leadership 2016/07 – 2022/09
  • Lord Privy Seal
    Cabinet Secretary of State 2016/07 – 2022/09
DC
Appointed by David Cameron
1 post · 2015–2016
  • Baroness in Waiting
    Whip / Parliamentary 2015/05 – 2016/07

Career

Before Parliament 8

1999–
deputy director
Conservative Research Department
Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd
2002–
head of policy, later general manager
Investor Relations Society
Banking, finance & accountancy
2004–2006
head of health and protection
Association of British Insurers
Banking, finance & accountancy
2006–2008
head of policy
British Chambers of Commerce
Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd
2008–2011
deputy director
Policy Exchange
Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd
2011–2015
chief operating officer, then director
New Schools Network
Charity / NGO / campaigning
Undated
researcher
House of Commons
Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd
Undated
researcher
Social Market Foundation
Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd

After office 8

2024–
Member of the Board
Cricket Builds Hope
Arts, culture & sport
2024–
Senior Advisor - Policy & Ethics
Changeblock
Company management / entrepreneur
2024–
Chair of Campaign Board
Coalition on Secure Technology
Charity / NGO / campaigning
2024–
Chair of the Board
St George's Guildhall and Creative Hub, King's Lynn
Company management / entrepreneur
2024–
Chair of the Advisory Board
Charter School Capital UN Limited
Teaching & academia
2024–
Senior Adviser
Rud Pederson UK
Company management / entrepreneur
2024–
Senior Adviser
Gresham House Asset Management Limited
Banking, finance & accountancy
2024–
Joint Chair of the Oversight Body
Salad Projects Ltd
Company management / entrepreneur

Voting record

1,096
votes since 2016
0
votes against their own party, 0.0% of 1,072 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 604 votes
24
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park0.0%
Typical Conservative0.3%
Typical Labour0.1%
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

3
government bills put forward as a minister
3
of them became law

Government bills 3

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.

Interests and jobs after office

Declared jobs after office 8

2024-07-11
Chair of the Board
St George's Guildhall and Creative Hub, King's Lynn
2024-02-01
Member of the Board
Cricket Builds Hope
2023-08-01
Senior Advisor - Policy & Ethics
Changeblock
2023-08-01
Chair of Campaign Board
Coalition on Secure Technology
2023-06-01
Chair of the Advisory Board
Charter School Capital UN Limited
2023-03-01
Senior Adviser
Rud Pederson UK
2023-03-01
Senior Adviser
Gresham House Asset Management Limited
2023-01-01
Joint Chair of the Oversight Body
Salad Projects Ltd