Priti Patel

Priti Sushil Patel[1] (born 29 March 1972) is a British politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Witham in Essex since 2010. She was International Development Secretary from 2016 to 2017.

The Right Honourable Priti Patel MP
Patel in 2021
Home Secretary
In office 24 July 2019 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Sajid Javid
Succeeded by	Suella Braverman
Secretary of State for International Development
In office 14 July 2016 – 8 November 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Justine Greening
Succeeded by	Penny Mordaunt
Minister of State for Employment
In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Esther McVey
Succeeded by	Damian Hinds
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	David Gauke
Succeeded by	Damian Hinds
Member of Parliament for Witham
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Constituency established
Majority	18,646 (37.9%)
Personal details
Born	(1972-03-29) 29 March 1972 London, England
Political party	Conservative (before 1995; since 1997) Referendum (1995–1997)
Spouse(s)	Alex Sawyer (m. 2004)
Children	1
Alma mater	Keele University University of Essex

In July 2019, Patel became Home Secretary for the Boris Johnson administration.

Patel is a member of the Conservative Party. Her ideas and policies are inspired by Margaret Thatcher.