Nadine Dorries — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2021 to 2022.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Bedfordshire from 2005 to 2023.
Founded Company Kids Ltd, a child day-care services company, which she sold in 1998.
Appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in 2019, promoted to Minister of State in 2020.
British author.
Member of the Conservative Party until 2023, joining Reform UK in 2025.

Biography

Nadine Vanessa Dorries is a British author and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Bedfordshire from 2005 to 2023, initially representing the Conservative Party and later joining Reform UK in 2025. Her most prominent ministerial role was as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2021 to 2022 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Born in Liverpool, Dorries began her career as a trainee nurse and later worked as a medical representative.