Laura Trott (politician)

The Right Honourable Laura Trott MBE MP
Official portrait, 2023
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Leader	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Darren Jones
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	John Glen
Succeeded by	Darren Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
In office 27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Alex Burghart
Succeeded by	Paul Maynard
Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Michael Fallon
Majority	5,440 (10.9%)
Personal details
Born	Laura Trott (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 39) Oxted, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Bahador Mahvelati
Children	3
Education	Oxted School
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Website	www.lauratrott.org.uk

Laura Trott MBE (born 7 December 1984) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks since 2019 and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury since July 2024.^[1] She served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from November 2023 to July 2024. Trott previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions between October 2022 and November 2023. Before entering parliament, Trott worked as a partner at Portland Communications, and as a special adviser.^[2]