Margot James | |
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Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries | |
In office 9 January 2018 – 18 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Matt Hancock |
Succeeded by | Nigel Adams |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility | |
In office 17 July 2016 – 9 January 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Anna Soubry |
Succeeded by | Andrew Griffiths |
Member of Parliament for Stourbridge | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lynda Waltho |
Succeeded by | Suzanne Webb |
Personal details | |
Born | Coventry, England | 28 August 1957
Political party | Conservative (2010-) Independent (2019) |
Domestic partner | Jay Hunt |
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Website | Official website |
Margot Cathleen James (born 28 August 1957) is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries from 2018 to 2019. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge from 2010 to 2019. Elected as a Conservative, she had the whip removed in September 2019 and, after having the whip restored, stood down as an MP prior to the upcoming general election.