Thérèse Coffey
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| Born | Thérèse Anne Coffey 18 November 1971 Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Party | Conservative Party |
In 2022 appointed as "the UK’s new cigar-smoking Health Secretary" | |
Thérèse Coffey is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since May 2010.
Political career
She was the campaign manager for Liz Truss in Summer 2022.
On 6 September 2022, she was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and was the first woman to be appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[1]
On 25 October 2022, Rishi Sunak appointed her Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
In a reshuffle on 13 November 2023, Thérèse Coffey was replaced as UK/Environment Secretary by Stephen Barclay.