Justine Greening

The Right Honourable Justine Greening
Official portrait, 2017
Secretary of State for Education
In office 14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Nicky Morgan
Succeeded by	Damian Hinds
Minister for Women and Equalities
In office 14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Nicky Morgan
Succeeded by	Amber Rudd
Secretary of State for International Development
In office 4 September 2012 – 13 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Andrew Mitchell
Succeeded by	Priti Patel
Secretary of State for Transport
In office 14 October 2011 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Philip Hammond
Succeeded by	Patrick McLoughlin
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office 13 May 2010 – 14 October 2011
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Ian Pearson
Succeeded by	Chloe Smith
Shadow Minister for London
In office 19 January 2009 – 13 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Preceded by	Bob Neill
Succeeded by	Tessa Jowell
Member of Parliament for Putney
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Tony Colman
Succeeded by	Fleur Anderson
Personal details
Born	(1969-04-30) 30 April 1969 (age 55) Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Education	Oakwood Comprehensive School
Alma mater	University of Southampton London Business School
Website	Official website

Justine Greening (born 30 April 1969) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, she served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2011, Secretary of State for Transport from 2011 to 2012 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2012 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 2005 to 2019.

Greening resigned as Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities in the January 2018 Cabinet reshuffle. On 3 September 2019, she announced she would not be standing as an MP at the next general election. Later the same day, she was one of 21 Conservative MPs who had the whip withdrawn after voting against Boris Johnson's government over Brexit.^[1][2] She sat as an independent MP until Parliament was dissolved for the December 2019 general election.