Laura Trott MBE (born 7 December 1984) is a British politician currently serving as Shadow Education Secretary since November 2024.

She was later appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Department for Transport, before resigning during the July 2022 government crisis.

[9] In 2016, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Cameron's Resignation Honours for her political and public service.

[15] After the election of Prime Minister Theresa May, she left government service and became a partner at the political consultancy and public relations firm Portland Communications in September 2017.

[16] It is a Safe Conservative seat, having elected a member of the party since 1924, and was previously represented by former Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon.

[20] On 5 February 2020 Trott presented her Private Member's Bill, which aimed to restrict access to botulinum toxin and filler cosmetic procedures for under 18s.

[24] Trott co-wrote a policy paper advocating for the establishment of "accelerator zones" with fellow Conservative MP Bim Afolami in February 2021 for the think tank Social Market Foundation.

[25] On 6 July 2022, in the wake of the resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid from the second Johnson ministry following the Chris Pincher scandal, Trott resigned as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport, citing "trust in politics is – and must always be – of the utmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost".

[28][29] She was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council on 13 December 2023 at Buckingham Palace following her appointment, entitling her to the honorific prefix "The Right Honourable" for life.