Katherine Fletcher (born 18 February 1976)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in Lancashire, from 2019 to 2024.

[3] She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport and Minister for Women between September and October 2022.

She studied biology at University of Nottingham, during which time she worked as a nursing assistant in an elderly care home.

[7] Fletcher stood as the Conservative Party's candidate in Ellesmere Port and Neston at the 2015 general election.

[11] Fletcher qualified as safari ranger (field guide) during a gap year in Mpumalanga in Limpopo province, South Africa, and Mozambique.