The Rt Hon Justine Greening, MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields is the new Secretary of State for Transport.

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Justine attended her local comprehensive school before studying economics at Southampton University.

She has an MBA from the London Business School and was a Finance Manager at Centrica plc before being elected as the Member of Parliament in May 2005.

Following her election Justine was appointed as a Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for youth. As well as previously being a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, in 2007 Justine became a Shadow Treasury Minister and in January 2009 became the Shadow Minister for London.

Justine was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from May 2010 to October 2011.

Justine is also a school governor at Hotham Primary School in Putney.