33 Facts About Therese Coffey

Therese Anne Coffey was born on 18 November 1971 and is a British politician who has been Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 6 September 2022.

Therese Coffey has been the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since 2010.

Therese Coffey served under Prime Minister Theresa May as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2016 to 2019, before serving under Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a Minister of State at the same department from July to September 2019.

Therese Coffey was born on 18 November 1971 in Billinge, Lancashire, and grew up in Liverpool.

Therese Coffey's attended St Mary's College, Crosby, and St Edward's College, Liverpool.

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Therese Coffey's attended Somerville College, Oxford, for a single academic year where she studied chemistry and rowed.

Therese Coffey's was required to withdraw before starting her second year, on academic grounds.

Therese Coffey's then attended University College London where she graduated in 1993 with a BSc degree in Chemistry, and later was awarded a PhD in Chemistry in 1998.

Therese Coffey stood as Conservative Party candidate for Wrexham at the 2005 general election.

In 2009, at the next European elections, Therese Coffey was living in Andover, Hampshire; she missed out by one place on being elected to the European Parliament for South East England.

At the 2010 general election, Therese Coffey was elected for Suffolk Coastal, becoming the constituency's first female MP.

Therese Coffey's is a supporter of the Free Enterprise Group.

On 6 July 2011, Therese Coffey defended Rebekah Brooks over the News of the Worlds involvement in the news media phone hacking scandal.

Therese Coffey's said a "witch hunt" was developing against Brooks, and that simply to say Brooks was editor of the newspaper at the time was not enough evidence against her.

Therese Coffey became a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee inquiry into the hacking scandal in 2012.

Therese Coffey was a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee from July 2010 to October 2012, when she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Fallon, Minister for Business and Energy.

Therese Coffey's was appointed Deputy Leader of the House of Commons on 11 May 2015.

Therese Coffey said that she had "no regrets writing about National Insurance" and that it was "a policy proposal – it is by no means, at this stage, anymore than that".

Therese Coffey faced criticism from some Suffolk residents over her support for the Government's proposal to sell off forestry and woodland in public ownership, in 2011.

In July 2016, Therese Coffey joined the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Opportunities, under Theresa May, and when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, Therese Coffey was promoted to Minister of State.

Therese Coffey's retained her position in Johnson's February 2020 cabinet reshuffle.

In June 2020, Therese Coffey responded to Marcus Rashford's campaign for free school meals for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included a tweet from Rashford urging the Government to remember Britain's poorest families.

Therese Coffey's subsequently deleted her comment and asserted her help and support for Rashford.

In September 2021, Therese Coffey was accused of miscalculating the amount of work a Universal Credit claimant would need to do in order to make up for the proposed end of the £20-a-week increase in benefits, brought in to assist people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2021, Therese Coffey's staff were accused of drinking and eating takeaways during the lockdown period.

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In June 2022, Therese Coffey said that, as a practising Catholic, she opposed abortion but did not condemn those who have an abortion.

Therese Coffey's had previously tabled a motion in 2010 calling for mental health assessments for those seeking abortion, and she voted against extending abortion rights to people in Northern Ireland.

Therese Coffey went on record to say that Johnson was "not aware" of "specific" allegations relating to Pincher.

Therese Coffey's went on to say in several interviews that she felt Johnson had dealt with the issue decisively.

Therese Coffey was campaign manager for Liz Truss in the Parliamentary stages of the 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, and she remained in a campaign role in the members' vote stage of the election.

Therese Coffey is single, and her sister Clare has worked in her parliamentary office as a secretary since 2015.

Therese Coffey is an avid football fan, supporting Liverpool Football Club.

Therese Coffey's signed an Early Day Motion in 2011 set down by Labour Liverpool Walton MP Steve Rotheram requesting a knighthood for Kenny Dalglish.