About Patrick McLoughlin
Patrick Allen McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin (born 30 November 1957) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he first became the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Derbyshire following the 1986 by-election. The constituency became the Derbyshire Dales for the 2010 general election. McLoughlin remained the seat's MP until 2019, and was made a life peer the following year. As a former miner, he is one of the few Conservative parliamentarians to have been a manual worker before being elected to Parliament. On 4 September 2012, he was appointed Secretary of State for Transport. On 14 July 2016, he became Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, under the new administration of Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May. He resigned as chairman on 8 January 2018 and was succeeded by Brandon Lewis. In January 2022, he was announced as the new chair of Transport for the North.
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