About Julian Smith (politician)
Sir Julian Richard Smith (born 30 August 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton and Ripon since 2010. He served as Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2019 to 2020. 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 from November 2017 to July 2019. He served in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's first 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. == Early life and education == Julian Smith was born on 30 August 1971 in Stirling. He was educated at the comprehensive Balfron High School in Balfron, followed by a sixth-form bursary to Millfield School, an independent school in Street, Somerset. He then studied English and History at the University of Birmingham. == Parliamentary career (2010–present) == At the 2010 general election, Smith was elected as MP for Skipton and Ripon with 50.6% of the vote and a majority of 9,950.
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