Read about Michelle Donelan’s net worth, age, husband, children, height, family, parents, salary, party as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Michelle Donelan is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport since September 2022. She previously served as Minister of State for Higher and Further Education from 2020 to 2022 and Secretary of State for Education for two days from 5 July to 7 July 2022. A member of the Conserv ative Party, she has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham in Wiltshire since 2015.
Early life
| Name | Michelle Donelan |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Age | 38 years |
| Height | 1.68m |
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan was born on April 8, 1984 (age 38 years) in Whitley, Cheshire, England. She grew up in Whitley, Cheshire, and at the age of 15 spoke at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool in 1999, having decided to be a politician at the age of six. She was educated at The County High School, Leftwich, and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in history and politics from the University of York. During her undergraduate study, she was involved in York Student Television.
Career
Michelle Donelan’s career outside politics was in marketing, including a time working on Marie Claire magazine and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) before the election of 2015. She subsequently stood for parliament at the 2010 general election in the safe Labour seat of Wentworth and Dearne in South Yorkshire, taking 7,396 votes (17.6%) to Labour MP John Healey’s 21,316 (50.6%). She was then selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Chippenham in February 2013. In Wiltshire, the constituency includes the market towns of Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham, and the surrounding rural areas.
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Donelan became a Trustee of Help Victims of Domestic Violence, a charitable organization based in the town and a member of the Steering Group of Wiltshire Carers after her selection at Chippenham. She defeated incumbent Liberal Democrat member Duncan Hames with 26,354 votes (47.6%) to 16,278 (29.4%). In July 2015, Donelan was elected (by fellow MPs) onto the Education Select Committee, where she became part of the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy in November 2015. Before the 2016 referendum, Donelan was opposed to the UK leaving the European Union, but since then has consistently voted against UK membership of the EU in Parliament.
In June 2017, Donelan was re-elected as MP for Chippenham with 31,267 votes (54.7%), a majority of 16,630 over the 14,637 Liberal Democrat votes (25.6%). Donelan was appointed an assistant whip in 2018 and a government whip in July 2019. In September 2019, she was appointed parliamentary under-secretary for children to cover maternity leave for Kemi Badenoch. In the December 2019 general election, Donelan was re-elected with 30,994 votes (54.3%), a majority of 11,288 over the 19,706 Liberal Democrat votes (34.5%).
In the February 2020 cabinet reshuffle, Michelle Donelan became Minister of State for Universities. As of May 2020, her responsibilities included universities and co-chairing the Family Justice Board, which oversees the performance of the family justice system and is advised by the Family Justice Council. In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle, her role was renamed Minister of State for Higher and Further Education, with the added right to attend cabinet. She was also sworn of the Privy Council.
On 7 July 2022, after less than 36 hours in the role, Donelan resigned as Secretary of State following over 50 other ministerial resignations, writing that Johnson had “put us in an impossible position”. She was the shortest-serving cabinet member in British history, her two-day tenure being shorter than Earl Temple’s four-day tenure as Foreign Secretary. Following reports she would receive severance pay at the Secretary of State level despite her short tenure, Donelan pledged to donate any such payment in full to a local charity.
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Michelle Donelan was appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“culture secretary”) on 6 September 2022 by incoming prime minister Liz Truss. However, on July 5, 2022, in the wake of a large number of resignations from the second Johnson ministry over Boris Johnson’s handling of the Chris Pincher scandal, Donelan was promoted to Secretary of State for Education after the previous Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Husband
Michelle Donelan is in a relationship with Tom Turner since 2021. Her soon-to-be husband is the Head of Commercial at Stronghold Global, a company that supplies government bodies including the Department of Health and Social Care. Michelle Donelan stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality. Donelan is a practicing Christian. As of mid-2022, Michelle Donelan and her partner Tom Turner haven’t had their wedding ceremony.
Michelle Donelan net worth
What is Michelle Donelan worth? Michelle Donelan’s net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a politician. Michelle Donelan’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $350,000 dollars annually. She is one of the richest and most influential politicians in the United Kingdom. Her successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips.