Damian Hinds, English politician
Damian Patrick George Hinds (born 27 November 1969) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Security and Borders since 2021, having previously served as Secretary of State for Education from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire since 2010.
Hinds was educated at St Ambrose College and Trinity College, Oxford. He was elected for East Hampshire at the 2010 general election.
Hinds was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in 2015. He was moved to the post of minister of state for employment in 2016. In the 2018 cabinet reshuffle he was promoted to Secretary of State for Education. He lost this position following Boris Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister in 2019. He returned to government in 2021 as Minister of State for Security.