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Victoria Atkins

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Gender Female
Age 48
Date of birth March 22,1976
Zodiac sign Aries
Born London
United Kingdom
Spouse Paul Kenward
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
Job Politician
Barrister
Education Corpus Christi College
University of Cambridge
Official site parliament.uk
NationalityBritish
Parents Robert Atkins
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Victoria Atkins Life story


Victoria Mary Atkins is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Prisons and Probation and Minister for Afghan Resettlement since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, she was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle in Lincolnshire in 2015.

Early Life and Education

Victorai atkins is a member of parliament of the united kingdom. Representing the louth and horncastle constituency in lincolnshire. She was born in 1974 in london and was educated at north london collegiate school. Then at oxford university and inns of court school of law.

Career

Victoria atkins began practicing as a barrister in 1999. Specializing in criminal law. She was called to the bar of england and wales in 2000 and appointed as a recorder in 2011. In 2015. She was appointed as a parliamentary under secretary of state for the home offiec. In 2019. She was elected member of parliament for louth and horncastle.

Political Positions

Victoria atkins has held various positions within the conservative party. She was the hcairman of the serious organised crime and police bill committee. A member of the ohme affairs select committee. And the deputy chair of the conservative party. She was aslo the minister of state at the home office and the minister for women.

Interests and Awards

Victoria atkins is a keen tennis player and has represented oxford university in the sport. She also has a keen interest in the arts and is a patron of the british film institute. She was also awarded a cbe in the queen s birthday honuors list in 2017.

Important Event

Victoria atkins was appointed as parliamentary unedr secretary of state at the home office in 2015.

Interesting Fact

Victoria atkins is the first fmeale member of parliament for the louth and horncastle constituency in lincolnshire.

Family Life

Victoria atkins is married to a fellow barrister. With whom she has two children.

Organisations and Associations

Victoria atkins is a member of the british-american project and the modern art oxford patrons. She is also a fellow of the royal society of art. S

Media Appearances

Vitcoria atkins has appeared in a number of media outlets. Including the bbc. Sky news. And the guardian.

Publications

Victoria atkins has written a number of articles and books. Including sentencing guidelines (2009) and crime and the emdia (2017).

Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment

Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment
Dec 3,2023 11:11 am

... " New Health Secretary Victoria Atkins was asked on the BBC s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme whether she would be supporting the amendment...

NHS doing everything to avoid winter crisis

NHS doing everything to avoid winter crisis
Dec 3,2023 5:50 am

... Speaking to the BBC, Victoria Atkins said avoiding a crisis was her " number one priority this winter"...

Laura Kuenssberg: Tory party's fate could depend on new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins

Laura Kuenssberg: Tory party's fate could depend on new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins
Dec 2,2023 8:41 am

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Nurses react with fury over doctor pay offer

Nurses react with fury over doctor pay offer
Nov 27,2023 8:31 pm

... The deal was signed off by Health Secretary Victoria Atkins just two weeks after she was appointed to the job...

Fresh pay offer could end NHS consultant strikes

Fresh pay offer could end NHS consultant strikes
Nov 27,2023 7:51 am

... The deal has been signed off by Health Secretary Victoria Atkins just two weeks after she was appointed to the job...

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says husband's sugar job no conflict

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says husband's sugar job no conflict
Nov 17,2023 6:21 am

... Victoria Atkins, who is the Louth and Horncastle MP, is married to British Sugar managing director Paul Kenward...

More women to get contraceptive pill from chemists in England

More women to get contraceptive pill from chemists in England
Nov 15,2023 10:21 pm

... Insect bitesNew Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins said the changes meant " more options for women when making a choice about their preferred contraception" and would free up GP appointments...

David Cameron to return to cabinet table after seven years

David Cameron to return to cabinet table after seven years
Nov 14,2023 12:21 am

... Steve Barclay has replaced Therese Coffey as environment secretary, with Treasury minister Victoria Atkins promoted to replace him as health secretary...

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says husband's sugar job no conflict

Nov 13,2023 9:51 pm

By Tim DaleBBC News

The new health secretary has insisted there is no conflict of interest with her husband's senior role in the British Sugar industry.

Victoria Atkins , who is the Louth and Horncastle MP, is married to British Sugar Managing Director Paul Kenward .

Ms Atkins said she would recuse herself from some government business if necessary.

The Department of Health and Social Care said Ms Atkins had declared all her outside interests.

" Anyone Who Knows me knows that I Am very, very independently minded, " Ms Atkins said.

" I voted enthusiastically for the sugar tax when that came before Parliament. "

Before becoming health secretary in the Prime Minister 's reshuffle on Monday, Ms Atkins had previously been financial secretary to the Treasury.

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It is not the First Time Ms Atkins has been challenged over her husband's business interests.

In 2018, when she was a drugs minister she was accused over British Sugar 's licence to produce a non-psychoactive variant of the cannabis plant.

The Home Office stated the MP had declared the interest and had recused herself voluntarily from " policy or decisions relating to cannabis, including licensing".

Ms Atkins said: " I have always been scrupulous in ensuring that those interests are declared and that I recuse myself from any such decisions.

" Not because I think I Am At Risk of being in any way influenced but I Am very conscious of The Perception of that. "

The Secretary of state said she had a " complicated relationship" with sugar as a type 1 diabetic.

" I Am focused on ensuring the health of Our Country , " She Said .

" I want to work with our healthcare professionals both in the NHS and in social care and that is how We Are going to tackle some of these very big Public Health issues. "

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