Who is Laura Trott? Tory minister sat next to Rishi Sunak during Budget

On Wednesday, a lot of attention was focused on the Conservative Party as the Chancellor presented what is expected to be the final budget before the upcoming general election. This resulted in several people inquiring about the person seated next to the Prime Minister during Jeremy Hunt's speech in the House of Commons.

The minister referred to is Laura Trott, who was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury after getting elected as the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks in Kent in 2019.

After the budget was announced, she, who was the deputy of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, made various media appearances to support her boss's proposals.

After being accused of stealing Labour's prominent tax policy by declaring that he would revamp the tax status of non-domiciled individuals, Ms Trott rejected any claims of wrongdoing and stated that Labour was simply using it as an excuse to avoid taking responsibility for their reckless spending of £28bn without any funding plan.

In February, there was a big news story about her when the Labour party said she didn't know the fundamental information required for her job. This was because she had difficulty answering questions about how much the national debt had increased.

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Laura Trott: Who Is She?

Ms Trott was brought up in Oxted, Surrey and was born in 1983. Her political views were initially influenced by John Major, the former Prime Minister. As a teenager, she decided to join the Conservative Party.

Once she completed her studies in history and economics at the prestigious University of Oxford, she landed a role as a strategist consultant at the PR agency Booz & Company.

When she turned 26, Ms Trott joined the Conservative Party as a councillor in the London Borough of Camden. She remained in this position for a period of four years.

In the identical year, she also acquired the role of a consultant to Francis Maude, who was the Cabinet Office minister at that time.

Afterwards, Ms Trott acquired various advisory positions during the tenure of PM David Cameron and ultimately elevated to the position of director of strategic communications.

Following the 2017 general election, Theresa May took a break from politics and remained out of the public eye for a few years. However, she made a triumphant return to the political scene in 2019, when she was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party in the constituency of Sevenoaks, a seat that was previously held by Michael Fallon and considered safe for the party.

During Boris Johnson's time as Prime Minister, Ms Trott held various roles such as a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee, contributed to the China Research Group committee, and served as a junior minister at the Department for Transport.

During the end of Mr. Johnson's leadership of the Conservative Party, she stepped down from her government position. However, in 2022, she made a comeback as a parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Work and Pensions.

One year later, Ms Trott was given a higher position as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in Risahi Sunak's second Cabinet shake-up.

"Who's Laura Trott's Significant Other?"

Ms Trott has tied the knot with Bahador “Bids” Mahvelati, who is a partner at PwC. He has been rendering services to the company since 2014. They are blessed with a daughter and twin sons, and the family resides in Sevenoaks, which is Ms Trott's constituency.