The Lord Bridges of Headley | |
|---|---|
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| Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 12 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Steve Baker |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 12 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sam Gyimah |
| Succeeded by | Chris Skidmore |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a life peer 2 June 2015 – present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1970 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
James George Robert Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley, MBE (born 15 July 1970[1]), is a British politician. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union.[2]
Education[edit]
Bridges was educated at Rokeby Preparatory School, then attended Eton College followed by Exeter College, Oxford, where he received a BA degree (later promoted to an MA by seniority).[1]
Life and career[edit]
Bridges was Assistant Political Secretary to the Prime Minister John Major from 1994 to 1997. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1997.[3] In the 2000s he served as Chairman of the Research Department and Campaign Director of the Conservative Party.
He was created a life peer as Baron Bridges of Headley, of Headley Heath in the County of Surrey, on 28 May 2015.[4][5]
Bridges served as a parliamentary secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union in 2016 and 2017.
Bridges serves as Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee.
Family connections[edit]
The Lord Bridges of Headley is a great-grandson of Poet Laureate Robert Bridges, and a grandson of senior civil servant Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges. He is a nephew of the late crossbench peer and ambassador to Italy Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, and of historian Margaret Aston.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Peerage - James George Robert Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley". ThePeerage.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "New ministerial and government appointments announced on July 17 2016".
- ^ "No. 54850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1997. p. 8913.
- ^ "Lord Bridges of Headley".
- ^ "No. 61246". The London Gazette. 3 June 2015. p. 10180.
