Nus Ghani
Nus Ghani | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2024 | |
| Speaker | Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Dame Eleanor Laing |
| Minister of State for Europe | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Leo Docherty |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Doughty |
| Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit | |
| In office 7 February 2023 – 26 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alan Mak |
| Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 26 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Jackie Doyle-Price |
| Succeeded by | Alan Mak |
| Minister of State for Science and Investment Security | |
| In office 7 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | George Freeman |
| Succeeded by | George Freeman |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 11 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Paul Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Iain Stewart |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Paul Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 11 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Member of Parliament for Sussex Weald Wealden (2015–2024) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hendry |
| Majority | 6,842 (13.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1972 Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
David Wheeldon (m. 2002) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Birmingham City University University of Leeds |
| Website | Official website |
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex Weald since 2024, having represented the predecessor constituency Wealden from 2015 to 2024. She has served as Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons since 2024.
Ghani served as Minister of State for Europe in 2024. She has previously served as Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security and Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit. In January 2018, she became the first female Muslim minister to speak from the House of Commons despatch box.
From 2018 to 2020, Ghani was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime and a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury under prime ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson. After having served as vice-chair of the 1922 Committee, she was appointed Minister of State for Science and Investment Security by Liz Truss in September 2022.