Bob Blackman | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Backbench Business Committee | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Mearns |
| Chairman of the 1922 Committee | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak Kemi Badenoch |
| Preceded by | Graham Brady |
| Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee | |
| In office 17 May 2012 – 9 July 2024 | |
| Leader | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Member of Parliament for Harrow East | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tony McNulty |
| Majority | 11,680 (24.4%) |
| Member of the London Assembly for Brent and Harrow | |
| In office 10 June 2004 – 1 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Toby Harris |
| Succeeded by | Navin Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1956[1] Kensington, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Nicola Blackman |
| Residence(s) | Wembley, London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool (BSc) |
| Profession | BT telecommunications engineer |
| Website | bobblackman.org.uk parliament.uk biography |
Robert John Blackman CBE MP (born 26 April 1956[2]) is a British politician who has been the chairman of the 1922 Committee and chair of the Backbench Business Committee since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow East since 2010. He served as the Joint Executive Secretary of the backbench 1922 Committee from 2012 to 2024.[3] Blackman was the Member of the London Assembly (MLA) for Brent and Harrow between 2004 and 2008.
- ^ "Bob Blackman MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Blackman, Robert, (born 26 April 1956), MP (C) Harrow East, since 2010". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u45088. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "New faces on Tory 1922 committee". BBC News. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2017.