Theresa Villiers becomes Northern Ireland Secretary (From Times Series)
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Theresa Villiers becomes Northern Ireland Secretary
1:26pm Tuesday 4th September 2012 in News
By Emma Innes
Theresa Villiers becomes Northern Ireland Secretary
Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has been given a new role in the cabinet as part of David Cameron’s reshuffle today.
Ms Villiers, a Conservative MP, will no longer be Minister of State for Transport.
She will become Northern Ireland Secretary, replacing Owen Paterson.
Ms Villiers was a barrister and lecturer before becoming an MEP in 1999.
She became MP for Chipping Barnet in 2005.
