Editing Greg Hands (section)

====Cameron–Clegg coalition====
At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], Hands was elected as MP for the newly created constituency of [[Chelsea and Fulham]], winning with 60.5% of the vote and a majority of 16,722.<ref name="electoralcalculus2010">{{cite web |title=Election Data 2010 |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |archive-date=26 July 2013 |access-date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref> After the election, Hands served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[chancellor of the exchequer]] [[George Osborne]], having shadowed the [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] in opposition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8bc18e16-f7c6-11e4-9beb-00144feab7de |title=Profiles: David Cameron's ministerial line-up |work=Financial Times |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=9 February 2017 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f221f654-f8a5-11dd-aae8-000077b07658.html |title=Brown slow to defend bail-out chief |work=Financial Times |date=12 February 2009 |access-date=9 February 2017 |url-access=subscription}}{{dead link|date=July 2019}}</ref>

On 14 October 2011, Hands was appointed as an [[Chief Whip|assistant government whip]] in the House of Commons as a consequence of the mini-reshuffle following the resignation of [[Liam Fox]] as [[Secretary of State for Defence]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments |title=Ministerial Appointments |work=GOV.UK |date=14 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2013, Hands voted in favour of legalising [[same-sex marriage]] in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21346694|publisher=BBC News|access-date=9 September 2019|title=MP-by-MP: Gay marriage vote|date=5 February 2013}}</ref>

Hands was appointed Government Deputy Chief Whip and [[Treasurer of the Household]] in October 2013. In March 2014, he was sworn as a [[Privy Counsellor]], entitling him to the style "[[The Right Honourable]]" for life.<ref name="O5Mar14">{{Cite web |title=Orders for 5 March 2014 |url=http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/orders-in-council-5-mar-2014.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109181300/http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/orders-in-council-5-mar-2014.pdf |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=10 October 2022 |publisher=Privy Council Office}}</ref>