Ministerial role

Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

Current role holder: The Rt Hon Marcus Jones MP

Responsibilities

Whips are MPs or Lords appointed by each party to help organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. They are responsible for making sure the maximum number of their party members vote, and vote the way their party wants.

Current role holder

The Rt Hon Marcus Jones MP

Marcus Jones was appointed Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip) on 27 October 2022.

He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 7 July 2022 and 7 September 2022.

He was previously Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) from 13 February 2020, Assistant Government Whip from 29 July 2019 to 13 February 2020 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Local Government) from May 2015 to January 2018.

Education

Marcus attended St Thomas More School, Nuneaton, followed by King Edward VI College.

Political career

He has previously served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. He was elected Conservative MP for Nuneaton in May 2010.

Career outside politics

Prior to his election to parliament, Marcus was a councillor on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, serving as leader of the Conservative Group from 2006 to 2009 and leader of the council. He stood down as council leader in 2009.

Personal life

Marcus is married to Suzanne and they have a son, Oliver, and daughter, Martha.

He has a number of hobbies including football and has played for a number of local Sunday league teams in the Nuneaton and district league. He is a supporter of Coventry City FC and enjoys angling on the rare occasion when he has spare time.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Craig Whittaker MP

    2022 to 2022

  2. The Rt Hon Kelly Tolhurst MP

    2022 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP

    2022 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP

    2020 to 2022

  5. The Rt Hon Dame Amanda Milling MP

    2019 to 2020

  6. The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP

    2018 to 2019

  7. The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP

    2017 to 2018

  8. The Rt Hon Julian Smith MP

    2017 to 2017

  9. The Rt Hon Anne Milton

    2015 to 2017

  10. The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP

    2013 to 2015

  11. The Rt Hon John Randall

    2010 to 2013

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