Caroline Dinenage was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Political Honours.
14 Facts About Caroline Dinenage
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Caroline Dinenage was born on 28 October 1971, the daughter of television presenter Fred Caroline Dinenage and Beverley Summers.
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Caroline Dinenage attended Wykeham House private school for girls, Oaklands RC Comprehensive School, Waterlooville, and then studied Politics and English at Swansea University.
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Caroline Dinenage stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Portsmouth South in the 2005 general election.
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Caroline Dinenage was elected as Member of Parliament for Gosport in 2010, after the retirement of Sir Peter Viggers.
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Caroline Dinenage successfully campaigned for a medal for the veterans of the Arctic convoys of World War II.
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Caroline Dinenage was again made a backbencher following the September 2021 reshuffle.
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Caroline Dinenage's appointment was welcomed by learning disabilities charity Hft, who had campaigned for the restoration of the Minister of State role during the snap election of 2017.
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In June 2018 Caroline Dinenage launched the Carers Action Plan to support unpaid carers in England.
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Caroline Dinenage had ministerial responsibility for the Online Safety Bill, which was published in draft form in 2021.
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Caroline Dinenage held this role until September 2021 and is a backbencher.
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Caroline Dinenage worked with local partners to secure Enterprise Zone status for the Daedalus disused military airfield at Lee-on-the-Solent in 2010.
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Caroline Dinenage has two children with her first husband Carlos Garreta, a Royal Navy officer.
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Caroline Dinenage has made a parachute jump and abseiled off Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower to raise funds for the MS Society.