Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch was born on 24 July 1975 and is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford since 2010.
27 Facts About Tracey Crouch
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Tracey Crouch was a parliamentary researcher from 1996 to 1998 before working in PR for Harcourt Public Affairs from 1999 to 2000.
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Tracey Crouch returned to Westminster and held posts as chief of staff to three shadow ministers, including the shadow Home Secretary between 2003 and 2005.
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Tracey Crouch was then employed by the Aviva insurance company where she was the head of public affairs between 2005 and 2010.
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Tracey Crouch was elected as the Conservative MP for Chatham and Aylesford with a majority of 6,069.
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In 2014, Tracey Crouch described herself as a "compassionate, One-Nation Conservative".
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Tracey Crouch is a vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on dementia, alcohol misuse and athletics.
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In February 2011, Tracey Crouch was elected to the 1922 Committee executive.
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On 9 December 2010, Tracey Crouch abstained in the vote to raise university tuition fees.
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Tracey Crouch was one of two Conservative MPs to abstain, while six voted against the proposals.
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Tracey Crouch voted against the badger cull, speaking during the debates on the subject in October 2012 and June 2013.
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Tracey Crouch congratulated other Conservative MPs for voting against or abstaining on the vote, describing the cull as "barbaric and indiscriminate".
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Tracey Crouch has rebelled against the government in voting against press regulation and in support of mesothelioma victims.
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Tracey Crouch voted in favour of the Marriage Act 2013.
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Ahead of the 2016 referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union, Tracey Crouch stated that she had yet to decide.
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Tracey Crouch is an opponent of fox hunting, and is among those Conservative MPs who oppose relaxation of the Hunting Act 2004.
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She, among others, had called for the new legislation to come into force in April 2019, with Tracey Crouch resigning when it was announced that the legislation would be delayed until October 2019.
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Tracey Crouch initially backed Matt Hancock during the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election, but subsequently gave her support to Boris Johnson upon Hancock's withdrawal.
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Tracey Crouch was offered a job in Johnson's cabinet, which she turned down due to family commitments.
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In December 2019, Tracey Crouch proposed the loyal address to the Queen's Speech.
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On 14 December 2021, Tracey Crouch broke the party whip to vote against elements of the government's 'Plan B' COVID-19 restrictions, including the introduction of vaccine passports and mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for NHS staff.
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Tracey Crouch was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours for parliamentary and public service.
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Tracey Crouch is a qualified FA football coach and manages a youth girls' football team.
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Tracey Crouch had always wanted to be sports minister, but had a miscarriage during the 2015 general election campaign, leaving her initially uncertain as to whether to take up David Cameron's offer of the post.
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Tracey Crouch gave birth to her first child in February 2016 with her partner Steve Ladner, and became the first Conservative minister ever to take maternity leave.
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On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Tracey Crouch had been diagnosed with breast cancer but that her cancer was caught early and she had begun treatment.
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In February 2021, Tracey Crouch announced that she had completed her treatment.