Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council
In office 23 May 2019 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Preceded by
Andrea Leadsom
Succeeded by
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Paymaster General
In office 13 June 2017 – 23 May 2019
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Preceded by
Ben Gummer Jane Ellison
Succeeded by
Jesse Norman
Comptroller of the Household
In office 17 July 2016 – 12 June 2017
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Preceded by
Gavin Barwell
Succeeded by
Chris Pincher
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 13 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Harriett Baldwin
Succeeded by
Andrew Griffiths
Member of Parliament for Central Devon
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by
Constituency created
Majority
17,721 (30.5%)
Personal details
Born
(1961-09-30) 30 September 1961 (age 62) Ealing, London, England
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Michelle
Children
3
Alma mater
St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA)
Website
Official website
Melvyn John Stride[1] (born 30 September 1961)[2] is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since October 2022. He previously served in the May Government as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from 2017 to 2019 and as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council from May to July 2019. He also served as Chair of the Treasury Select Committee from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Devon since 2010.
^"No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8740.
^Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
"MelStride appointed new Commons Leader after Andrea Leadsom quit". msn.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019. Hossein-Pour, Anahita (23 October 2019). "Mel Stride...
the Work and Pensions Select Committee. The office is currently held by MelStride. Corresponding to what is generally known as a labour minister in many...
chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Thérèse Coffey as environment secretary, MelStride as work and pensions secretary and Mark Harper as transport secretary...
Election". Cornwall Green Party. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024. MelStride [@MelJStride] (5 March 2023). "Honoured to be re-adopted yesterday as @Conservatives...
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Privy Council on 14 June 2017, alongside fellow Conservative minister MelStride. Shortly after losing his Parliamentary seat, he was appointed Downing...
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spokesperson initially condemned the remarks but did not call them racist. MelStride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said the comments about Abbott "were...
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attended meetings Geoffrey Cox Caroline Nokes Claire Perry Julian Smith MelStride Liz Truss Departures David Davis Michael Fallon Damian Green Justine Greening...
attended meetings Geoffrey Cox Caroline Nokes Claire Perry Julian Smith MelStride Liz Truss Departures David Davis Michael Fallon Damian Green Justine Greening...
attended meetings Geoffrey Cox Caroline Nokes Claire Perry Julian Smith MelStride Liz Truss Departures David Davis Michael Fallon Damian Green Justine Greening...
2019 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by David Lidington Succeeded by MelStride Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs In office 14...
attended meetings Geoffrey Cox Caroline Nokes Claire Perry Julian Smith MelStride Liz Truss Departures David Davis Michael Fallon Damian Green Justine Greening...
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Victoria Atkins Penny Mordaunt The Lord True Kemi Badenoch Steve Barclay MelStride Gillian Keegan Mark Harper Lucy Frazer Richard Holden Chris Heaton-Harris...
Victoria Atkins Penny Mordaunt The Lord True Kemi Badenoch Steve Barclay MelStride Gillian Keegan Mark Harper Lucy Frazer Richard Holden Chris Heaton-Harris...
attended meetings Geoffrey Cox Caroline Nokes Claire Perry Julian Smith MelStride Liz Truss Departures David Davis Michael Fallon Damian Green Justine Greening...
Select Committee Incumbent Assumed office 9 November 2022 Preceded by MelStride Angela Eagle (acting) Minister of State for Africa and International Development...
Victoria Atkins Penny Mordaunt The Lord True Kemi Badenoch Steve Barclay MelStride Gillian Keegan Mark Harper Lucy Frazer Richard Holden Chris Heaton-Harris...
Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2010. "Ex-minister MelStride elected as head of Treasury committee". The Times. 24 October 2019. Archived...
Energy Security and Net Zero 31 August 2023 (7 months ago) (2023-08-31) MelStride MP for Central Devon Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Department...