Chris Philp, a member of the British Conservative Party, was born on July 6, 1976. Since September 2022, he has held the position of Chief Secretary to the Treasury. As the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon South, he was chosen in May 2015.
He was chosen to serve as Sajid Javid’s Parliamentary Private Secretary in August 2019. He was chosen by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to serve as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice in September 2019 and the Home Office in February 2020. From December 2019 to February 2020, he also served as the Minister for London for a brief period.
Who is Chris Philp’s wife Elizabeth Philp?
In 2009, Philp wed his wife Elizabeth. Their boy and girl twins, who were delivered prematurely in April 2013, had to spend a lot of time in intensive care. Brian, Philp’s father, ran for office on behalf of the United Kingdom Independence Party.
In the September 2021 reorganization, Johnson promoted him to the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy. During the 2022 government crisis, he quit his job. In July 2022, after Johnson announced his resignation, Philp backed Liz Truss’s campaign to lead the Conservative Party. Philp was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury when Truss was chosen as the new prime minister.
