Charlotte Sarah Emily Vere, Baroness Vere of Norbiton (born 9 March 1969) is a British

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politician and member of the

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. She also served as a Parliamentary Secretary in

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and was executive director of the

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from 2013 to 2016.

Education

Vere is the eldest daughter of Colonel Roger Vere and of Karin Terry. She was educated at Stover School,

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(BSc, 1989) and at the

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(MBA, 1997).

Professional career

From to 2007 to 2009, Vere was CEO at social enterprise ''Big White Wall''. Vere was Executive Director at

between 2012 and 2016.

Political career

She was the Conservative candidate in the constituency of

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at the 2010 general election. She finished third with 23.7 percent of the vote. She served as a director of the "No to alternative voting" campaign during the UK's 2011 referendum on changing its voting system, later working as executive director of 'Conservatives In', an unsuccessful campaign supporting a remain vote in the

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. She was nominated for a

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age in the 2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours and was created Baroness Vere of Norbiton, of

Norbiton Norbiton is an area within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It lies approximately east of Kingston upon Thames town centre, and from Charing Cross. Its main landmarks include Kingston Hospital, Kingsmeadow football stad ...

in the Royal London Borough of Kingston upon Thames, on 30 August 2016. On 21 December 2016, she was appointed as a

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(i.e. government whip in the

) until 29 July 2019.

Department for Transport

She became a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the

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on 23 April 2019. Following changes in the

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, on 2 November 2022, she became minister for shipping (maritime) in the Department for Transport. At the same time, she was confirmed as the Government transport spokesperson in

, with responsibility for aviation, space and local transport, including buses.

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Education

Professional career

Political career

Department for Transport

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