Speaker Profile: Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 17 July 2016. He was elected Conservative MP for Watford in May 2010, and was re-elected in May 2015. Richard attended Leeds Grammar school and was awarded a scholarship to Oxford University, studying law at Keble College. He previously served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly at the Home Office, the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department for International Development from September 2015 until July 2016.