Oliver Dowden Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings, Net Worth

Oliver Dowden Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings, Net Worth: Oliver Dowden, officially known as Oliver James Dowden was born on August 1, 1978.

He’s a British politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and a member of the Conservative Party.

Dowden is also the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office and has been the Member of Parliament for Hertsmere since 2015.

He was elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertsmere in the 2015 general election, with a majority of 18,461 votes.

On 27 August 2015, Dowden was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Dissolution Honours List.

He opposed Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum, though he has subsequently supported it citing his “respect” for the verdict of the British people.

Dowden has campaigned in Hertfordshire against the development of the local Green Belt, including opposing Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s draft local plan.

In January 2018, Dowden was promoted to the parliamentary secretary to the Cabinet Office, as part of Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle.

He served in the Boris Johnson government as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2019 to 2020 and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport from 2020 to 2021.

Dowden also served as Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, alongside Ben Elliot, and Minister without Portfolio from 2021 to 2022.

After Sunak became prime minister on 25 October 2022, Dowden was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster replacing Nadhim Zahawi

He was also Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, a new position, on 9 February 2023. In April 2023, Oliver Dowden hit major headlines when he was appointed to the post of deputy prime minister in Rishi Sunak’s ministry.

He was appointed on Friday 21 April 2023 following the resignation of Dominic Raab, who was found to have bullied staff during his time in government

Mr. Raab stepped down from the roles on Friday morning after a report into his conduct found he had acted in an “intimidating way” and was “unreasonably and persistently aggressive” in meetings.

But he has attacked the findings as “flawed”, and claimed they “set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government”.

Oliver Dowden Age

Oliver Dowden celebrated his 44th birthday in August last year (2022). He was born on August 1, 1978, in Park Street, United Kingdom. Dowden will be 45 in August this year.

Oliver Dowden Height & Weight

Oliver Dowden’s height and weight were not available at the time of this writing.

Oliver Dowden Education

Per the information we gathered, Oliver Dowden grew up in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. He attended Parmiter’s School, a partially selective state comprehensive school in Garston, Watford. He also attended Trinity Hall Cambridge where he read law and also the University of Cambridge

Oliver Dowden Parents

Oliver Dowden was born in Park Street, United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the identities of his parents are unknown.

Oliver Dowden Wife

Oliver Dowden is married to Blythe Dowden, a teacher who lives in Hertsmere. She occasionally attends public engagements with him such as the Qatar Goodwood Festival at Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester in July 2021.

Oliver Dowden Children

Oliver Dowden has been blessed with two children. He shares both children with his wife, Blythe Dowden.

However, he hardly shares information regarding his family hence the names, dates of birth, and ages of his two kids were not available at the time of this writing.

Oliver Dowden Siblings

Oliver Dowden has never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents. There are no records about that.

Oliver Dowden Net Worth

The British politician hardly shares information regarding his private affairs hence his net worth has not yet been made public. However, he’s estimated to have between $1 million – $10 million.

Oliver Dowden Social Media

Oliver Dowden owns a verified Facebook page with over 5,000 followers, a verified Twitter handle with over 44,000 followers, and a verified Instagram account with over 9,00 followers