Helen Olivia Bicknell Whately is a British Conservative Party politician who has represented Faversham and Mid Kent as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015. She currently serves as the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, a position she assumed in November 2024. Prior to this, she was the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport from July to November 2024.
Whately has held several significant ministerial roles within the UK government.