James George Robert Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley, MBE, is a British politician. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union.[1]
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 | |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Education
editBridges 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).
Life and career
editBridges 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.[2] 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.[3][4]
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
editThe 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- ^ "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.
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