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About your former Member of Parliament
Matthew Hancock is a former MP for West Suffolk.
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Former Independent MP for West Suffolk
Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election
Party was Conservative until 31 Oct 2022
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Other offices held in the past
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ( 9 Jul 2018 to 26 Jun 2021)
- The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ( 8 Jan 2018 to 9 Jul 2018)
- The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( 3 Jul 2017 to 8 Jan 2018)
- Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy) (15 Jul 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
- The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
- Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Minister of State for Portsmouth (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
- The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
- The Minister for Universities and Science ( 7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
- Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
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