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Richard Quentin Fuller CBE (born 30 May 1962)[1] is a British politician who has served as the interim Chairman of the Conservative Party since July 2024.[2] He previously served as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury from July to October 2022.[3][4] He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North Bedfordshire, formerly North East Bedfordshire, since 2019.[5] A member of the Conservative Party, he represented Bedford from 2010 to 2017. He had previously achieved prominence as leader of the Young Conservatives from 1985 to 1987.
Richard Fuller | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Interim Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
Interim since 8 July 2024 | |
Leader | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Richard Holden |
Economic Secretary to the Treasury City Minister (until 6 September 2022) | |
In office 8 July 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
Preceded by | John Glen |
Succeeded by | Andrew Griffith |
Member of Parliament for North Bedfordshire North East Bedfordshire (2019–2024) | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Alistair Burt |
Majority | 5,414 (10.5%) |
Member of Parliament for Bedford | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Hall |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Yasin |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Quentin Fuller (1962-05-30) 30 May 1962 (age 62) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford; Harvard Business School |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Website | richardfuller |
In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Richard Fuller was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for political and public service.[6]