Nick Hurd

The Right Honourable Nick Hurd
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office 25 July 2019 – 16 December 2019
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	John Penrose
Succeeded by	Robin Walker
Minister for London
In office 14 November 2018 – 16 December 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Jo Johnson
Succeeded by	Chris Philp
Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service
In office 12 June 2017 – 25 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Brandon Lewis
Succeeded by	Kit Malthouse
Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry
In office 16 July 2016 – 12 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Andrea Leadsom
Succeeded by	Claire Perry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
In office 28 November 2015 – 16 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Grant Shapps
Succeeded by	James Wharton
Minister for Civil Society
In office 15 May 2010 – 14 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Angela Smith
Succeeded by	Brooks Newmark
Member of Parliament for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Ruislip-Northwood (2005–2010)
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	John Wilkinson
Succeeded by	David Simmonds
Personal details
Born	(1962-05-13) 13 May 1962 (age 62) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Kim Richards ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 2008)​ Lady Clare Kerr ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	6
Parent(s)	The Baron Hurd of Westwell Tatiana Eyre
Relatives	The Baron Hurd (grandfather) The 13th Marquess of Lothian (father-in-law)
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford
Profession	Businessman

Nicholas Richard Hurd (born 13 May 1962) is a British politician who served as Minister for London from 2018 to 2019 and Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner from 2010 to 2019. Hurd was first elected as the MP for Ruislip-Northwood in 2005.^[1]

He served as Minister for Civil Society at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the Cameron Government from 15 May 2010 to 14 July 2014. On 28 November 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development following the resignation of Grant Shapps.

In the May Government, Hurd served as Minister of State for Industry and Climate Change from 16 July 2016 to 12 June 2017 at the newly created Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he was appointed as Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service. He has subsequently served as Minister for London since 14 November 2018. On 25 July 2019, he resigned as Minister for Policing, becoming Minister of State for Northern Ireland.