Chris Philp


Chris Philp

Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Home Secretary
Assumed office
5 November 2024
LeaderKemi Badenoch
Preceded byJames Cleverly
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
8 July 2024 – 5 November 2024
LeaderRishi Sunak
Preceded byLucy Powell
Succeeded byJesse Norman
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
In office
26 October 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byJeremy Quin
Succeeded byDiana Johnson
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
In office
14 October 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byEdward Argar
Succeeded byJeremy Quin
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
6 September 2022 – 14 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded bySimon Clarke
Succeeded byEdward Argar
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
In office
16 September 2021 – 7 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMatt Warman
Succeeded byDamian Collins
Minister for London
In office
18 December 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNick Hurd
Succeeded byPaul Scully
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts[a]
In office
10 September 2019 – 16 September 2021
Preceded byEdward Argar
Succeeded byTom Pursglove
Member of Parliament
for Croydon South
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byRichard Ottaway
Majority2,313 (4.7%)
Camden Borough Councillor
for Gospel Oak
In office
4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010
Preceded byRaj Chada
Succeeded byTheo Blackwell
Personal details
Born (1976-07-06) 6 July 1976
West Wickham, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Philp
(m. 2009)
Children2
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
Websitewww.chrisphilp.com

Christopher Ian Brian Mynott Philp[1] (born 6 July 1976) is a British politician and businessman. He has been the Shadow Home Secretary since November 2024. He also was the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire from October 2022 to July 2024.[2] Philp is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon South since 2015.

Notes

  1. Jointly with the Home Office from February 2020.

References

  1. "Election of a Member of Parliament for Croydon South" (PDF). Croydon.gov.uk. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-10-26.