1. Dame Karen Anne Bradley is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands since 2010 and the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee since 2024.
14 Facts About Karen Bradley
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Karen Bradley served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019.
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Karen Bradley Howarth was born on 12 March 1970 in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Karen Bradley's family moved to Buxton, where she was educated at the local comprehensive, before studying at Imperial College London, graduating with a BSc in mathematics.
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Karen Bradley was a member of the Conservative Party's A-List and was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Staffordshire Moorlands in July 2006.
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In September 2012, Karen Bradley was appointed as a junior Government whip.
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In December 2012, Karen Bradley joined the Administration Committee, of which she was a member until March 2014.
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In February 2014, Karen Bradley joined the Home Office as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime.
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In July 2016, Karen Bradley was appointed to the position of Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by Prime Minister Theresa May In late November 2016, she denied the appointment of Althea Efunshile, a former deputy chief of Arts Council England, as a non-executive director on the board of the state-owned broadcaster, Channel 4.
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Karen Bradley was criticised because Efunshile was a black female candidate while the other four candidates were all white men and were either appointed or re-appointed.
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In January 2018, Karen Bradley was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland after the resignation of James Brokenshire due to ill health.
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Karen Bradley was dismissed as Northern Ireland Secretary by Prime Minister Boris Johnson upon his appointment in July 2019.
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Karen Bradley is a fan of Manchester City Football Club.
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Karen Bradley was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Political Honours for public and political service.