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Victoria Atkins has been appointed as financial secretary to the treasury, effective 27 October 2022.
She was previously minister of state at the ministry of justice, and minister for Afghan resettlement between September 2021 and 6 July 2022.
Atkins led the ministry of justice’s work on prison operations and policy, youth justice, tackling violence against women and girls, and rape and serious sexual offences.
From 2017 to 2021 Atkins was the parliamentary under secretary of state for crime, safeguarding and vulnerability at the home office. This role included work on domestic abuse, honour-based violence, sexual exploitation and FGM.
She was elected as the member of parliament for Louth and Horncastle in May 2015. Prior to her election, she was a criminal barrister specialising in prosecuting serious organised crime.
Meanwhile, Andrew Griffith has also been appointed as economic secretary to the treasury.
He was previously financial secretary to the treasury between 7 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.
