Tracey Crouch

Dame Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch[3] DBE (born 24 July 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham and Aylesford from 2010 to 2024.

Crouch was appointed as Minister for Sport, Civil Society and Loneliness in 2017, but resigned in 2018 due to a delay over the introduction of reduced limits on the stakes of fixed odds betting terminals.

[8] The Daily Telegraph listed her as one of their "pragmatic, Eurosceptic" new MPs who seeks to "anchor the [Conservative] party to the right of centre".

[20] As Minister for Civil Society, which was added to her existing ministerial brief in June 2017, she was, in January 2018, appointed to lead a government-wide group with responsibility for policies connected to loneliness.

[21] Crouch resigned as a minister in November 2018 over the delay in the reduction of the maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2.

[28] In April 2021, Crouch was appointed to chair a review of English football following the controversy over the proposed European Super League.

[32] Crouch was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for parliamentary and public service.

In February 2024, Crouch announced that she would not seek re-election as an MP at the 2024 general election for "entirely personal and positive" reasons.

[36] Crouch had always wanted to be sports minister, but had a miscarriage during the 2015 general election campaign, leaving her initially uncertain as to whether to take up David Cameron's offer of the post.

Crouch speaks at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London on 1 December 2015