About Craig Whittaker
Craig Whittaker (born 30 August 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Calder Valley from 2010 to 2024. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of the Household from September to October 2022. He previously served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from January 2018 to April 2019 and again from July to September 2022. Whittaker served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. He was appointed in the reshuffle of January 2018 as HM Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in the Government Whips Office, serving until April 2019 when he was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household. Prior to his role at the Treasury, he served as an Assistant Whip. Whittaker was appointed to that role in June 2017 following the snap general election. Whittaker was appointed as deputy chief whip, serving under chief whip Wendy Morton, on 7 September 2022, after Liz Truss became prime minister. After Rishi Sunak became prime minister, Whittaker was replaced as deputy chief whip on 27 October 2022 by Marcus Jones.
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