Theresa Villiers

The Right Honourable Theresa Villiers
Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Michael Gove
Succeeded by	George Eustice
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 4 September 2012 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Owen Paterson
Succeeded by	James Brokenshire
Minister of State for Rail and Aviation
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sadiq Khan
Succeeded by	Simon Burns
Shadow Cabinet positions Shadow Secretary of State for Transport In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 Leader David Cameron Preceded by Chris Grayling Succeeded by Sadiq Khan Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury In office 6 December 2005 – 2 July 2007 Leader David Cameron Preceded by Philip Hammond Succeeded by Philip Hammond
Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Sydney Chapman
Succeeded by	Dan Tomlinson
Member of the European Parliament
In office 15 July 1999 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Syed Kamall
Constituency	London
Personal details
Born	Theresa Anne Villiers[1] (1968-03-05) 5 March 1968 (age 56) Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sid Wilken (divorced)
Relatives	Villiers family
Alma mater	University of Bristol (LLB) Jesus College, Oxford (BCL) City Law School
Website	Official website

Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet from 2005 to 2024, having previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, Villiers was Minister of State for Rail and Aviation from 2010 to 2012, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2012 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2019 to 2020.^[2][3][4]