Angela Richardson

Angela Joy Richardson[1] (born 21 October 1974)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford since the 2019 general election.

Angela Richardson
MP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament
for Guildford
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byAnne Milton
Majority3,337 (5.7%)
Personal details
Born
Angela Joy Richardson[1]

(1974-10-21) 21 October 1974
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyConservative
SpouseJeremy Bruce Richardson
Children3
ProfessionInvestment banking operations
Websiteangelarichardson.uk

Political career

In May 2019, Richardson stood for election to Waverley Borough Council in the ward of Cranleigh East, but failed to win a seat after she was pushed into fifth place by three Liberal Democrats and a Conservative candidate.[3] She was elected to Cranleigh Parish Council later the same month.[4]

Following incumbent MP Anne Milton's resignation from the Conservative Party in opposition to the Brexit policies of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Richardson was selected as the party's candidate for the Guildford constituency. She was elected at the 2019 general election, defeating Milton, who contested the election as an independent candidate. She was sworn into the House of Commons on 18 December 2019.[1]

She was also elected as a vice-chair of the APPG for Australia and New Zealand.[5]

Richardson served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the ministerial team at the Department for Education,[6] and following this, to Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.[7] On 3 November 2021, she was fired from her PPS role after abstaining on a government-backed amendment to overhaul the Commons' disciplinary process in response to the proposed suspension of Owen Paterson.[7] She was reinstated to her PPS role the following day.[8] She ultimately resigned as PPS in January 2022, with her resignation made public after the publication on 31 January of Sue Gray's report on breaches of lockdown restrictions in Downing Street.[9]

Personal life

Richardson was born in West Auckland, New Zealand. She previously worked briefly[10] in the City of London in investment banking operations. She has three children.[11] Richardson lives in Guildford, Surrey, in her constituency.[12]

References
  1. "Members Sworn". Hansard. UK Parliament. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "Election results for Cranleigh East, Waverley Borough Council election - Thursday 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  4. "Election results for Cranleigh - East, 2 May 2019 - Waverley Borough Council". modgov.waverley.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 20 May 2020: Australia and New Zealand". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "List of Parliamentary Private Secretaries - October 2020". 1 October 2020.
  7. Morris, James (4 November 2021). "Tory MP loses her job after abstaining on Owen Paterson vote". LBC. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  8. Cowburn, Ashley (5 November 2021). "Tory MP reappointed as Gove aide less than 24 hours after losing job for defying government". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. Demianyk, Graeme (31 January 2022). "Tory MP Quits Government With Swipe At Boris Johnson Over Partygate Response". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. "LinkedIn". Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  11. "Angela Richardson". Guildford Conservatives. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. "Angela Richardson Reselected as Guildford's Next Tory Candidate in Reshaped Constituency". Guildford Dragon. 25 February 2023.
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