Damian Patrick George Hinds[2] (born 27 November 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire since 2010.

He was educated at St Ambrose College, a voluntary aided Roman Catholic grammar school in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester.

Hinds studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Trinity College, University of Oxford, attaining a first class degree.

[3] Hinds stood as the Conservative candidate in Stretford and Urmston at the 2005 general election, coming second with 30.4% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Beverley Hughes.

[10] In the 2018 cabinet reshuffle[11] he was appointed as Secretary of State for Education, succeeding Justine Greening, who resigned rather than changing position.

[11] In January 2018, Hinds spoke in Parliament about his interest in the Catholic education sector and the admissions rules that apply to faith free schools.

[16][17] Hinds returned to government on 13 August 2021 as Minister of State for Security following the resignation of James Brokenshire on health grounds.