Julian Smith (politician)

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The Right Honourable Julian Smith CBE MP
Official portrait, 2017
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Karen Bradley
Succeeded by	Brandon Lewis
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office 2 November 2017 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Gavin Williamson
Succeeded by	Mark Spencer
Government Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household
In office 13 June 2017 – 2 November 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Anne Milton
Succeeded by	Esther McVey
Junior Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office 17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Kris Hopkins
Succeeded by	Chris Heaton-Harris
Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	David Curry
Majority	23,694 (40.3%)
Personal details
Born	Julian Richard Smith (1971-08-30) 30 August 1971 (age 52) Stirling, Scotland
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of Birmingham
Website	Official website

Julian Richard Smith CBE (born 30 August 1971) is a British politician who served as Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton and Ripon since 2010.

He was the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2016 to 2017 and Government Deputy Chief Whip in 2017. He served in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from November 2017 to July 2019.

He served in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet as Northern Ireland Secretary from 2019 to 2020. He successfully negotiated the New Decade, New Approach agreement with Tánaiste Simon Coveney which restored the power-sharing government of the Northern Ireland Executive after three years without devolution at Stormont.^[1]