Nus Ghani
British Conservative Party politician (born 1972)
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex Weald since 2024, having represented the predecessor constituency Wealden from 2015 to 2024. She has served as Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons since 2024.
Ghani served as Minister of State for Europe in 2024. She has previously served as Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security and Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit. In January 2018, she became the first female Muslim minister to speak from the House of Commons despatch box.
From 2018 to 2020, Ghani was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime and a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury under prime ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson. After having served as vice-chair of the 1922 Committee, she was appointed Minister of State for Science and Investment Security by Liz Truss in September 2022.
Early life and career
Ghani was born in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on 1 September 1972. Ghani was educated at Bordesley Green Girls' School in Birmingham. She studied at Birmingham City University, graduating with a BA in government and politics, and later gained a master's degree at Leeds University in international relations.
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