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Introduction
Laura Trott is a British politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks at the 2019 general election. She is a member of the Conservative Party. She has been serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions since October 2022. She is the first wom an to represent the constituency. Before her parliamentary career, Trott worked as a partner at Portland Communications, and as a special adviser.
Early life
| Name | Laura Trott |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | Politician (MP) |
| Age | 38 years |
| Height | 1.68m |
Laura Trott MBE was born on December 7, 1984 (age 38 years) in Oxted, Surrey, England. She attended Oxted School and then studied history and economics at Pembroke College, Oxford. She then became a strategy consultant at Booz & Company. Trott is an ambassador for the Sutton Trust, an educational charity.
Political career
Laura Trott was a Conservative Party councillor for Frognal and Fitzjohns on the Camden London Borough Council between 2010 and 2014. In January 2009, she became a political adviser for the Conservatives. Trott then became a special adviser to then Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude in May 2010 with the remit of political policy and media and was later promoted to chief of staff.
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Trott was subsequently appointed as a political adviser in the Number 10 Policy Unit, responsible for education and family policy under then Prime Minister David Cameron. Trott was credited for formulating the party’s tax-free childcare policy. After the 2015 general election, Trott was promoted to director of strategic communication. In 2016, Laura Trott was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Cameron’s Resignation Honours for her political and public service.
She left the government after the election of Prime Minister Theresa May and became a partner at the political consultancy and public relations firm Portland Communications in September 2017. She was selected as the Conservative candidate for Sevenoaks in Kent on 10 November 2019. It is a notionally safe Conservative seat, having elected a member of the party since 1924, and was previously represented by former Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon.
Laura Trott was elected as MP for Sevenoaks in the 2019 general election with a majority of 20,818 (40.9%). Trott is the first woman to represent the constituency. Trott was a policy fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge between 2020 and 2021. In the private member’s bill ballot, she was the highest-placed Conservative MP which guaranteed that her bill would be debated in parliament.
Trott presented her bill on 5 February 2020, which aimed to restrict access to botulinum toxin and filler cosmetic procedures for those under 18s. It became law in October 2021. Trott has been a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since March 2020. She is also on the steering committee of the China Research Group.
She co-wrote a policy paper advocating for the establishment of “accelerator zones” with fellow Conservative MP Bim Afolami in February 2021 for the think tank Social Market Foundation. The zones would have relaxation of visa rules, tax incentives, and policy fellowship programs.
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On 6 July 2022, in the wake of the resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid from the second Johnson ministry following the Chris Pincher scandal, Trott resigned as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport, citing “trust in politics is – and must always be – of the utmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost”. Two days later, following Johnson’s resignation as Conservative Party leader, she endorsed Sunak’s bid to succeed him in the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.
Husband
Laura Trott is married to her husband Bahador ‘Bids’ Mahvelati, they had their wedding in England. Her husband is a partner at the professional services firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The couple has one daughter and twin sons. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential politicians in the UK.
Laura Trott net worth
How much is Laura Trott worth? Laura Trott net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a politician. Laura Trott’s salary per month and other career earnings were over $400,000 dollars annually. She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.
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