First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Prime Minister
Theresa May became Prime Minister on 13 July 2016. Theresa served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016. She was elected Conservative MP for Maidenhead in May 1997.
Theresa has been involved in politics at all levels for many years, beginning by stuffing envelopes at her local Conservative association before going on to be a councillor in the London borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994. During her time at Merton, Theresa was Chair of Education from 1988 to 1990 and Deputy Group Leader and Housing Spokesperson from 1992 to 1994.
Theresa was elected MP for Maidenhead in May 1997, after which she held several shadow positions, including:
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment 1999 to 2001
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001 to 2002
Shadow Secretary of State for the Family 2004 to 2005
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 2005 to 2009
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities 2010 to 2012
Theresa served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016.
