Sarah Newton MP, was appointed as the new Minister for Disabled People on 9th November replacing Penny Mordaunt.
She was elected Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth in May 2010.
She was educated at Falmouth Comprehensive School before reading history at Kings College London. She won a rotary international postgraduate scholarship in the USA.
Her political career shows her as serving as Assistant Government Whip between May 2015 until July 2016. She was previously a councillor on Merton Council. During her time in Wimbledon, she served as the head of Friends of Cannizaro Park.
Outside of politics she was a marketing officer for IBIS, Citibank and American Express. After working for American Express she became Director of Age Concern England. She is also the Founder and Initial Director of the International Longevity Centre. Sarah is married and has 3 children.