Margot James

Margot James
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries
In office
9 January 2018 – 18 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byMatt Hancock
Succeeded byNigel Adams
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
In office
17 July 2016 – 9 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byAnna Soubry
Succeeded byAndrew Griffiths
Member of Parliament
for Stourbridge
In office
6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byLynda Waltho
Succeeded bySuzanne Webb
Personal details
Born (1957-08-28) 28 August 1957 (age 67)
Coventry, England
Political partyConservative (2010-)
Independent (2019)
Domestic partnerJay Hunt
Alma materLondon School of Economics
WebsiteOfficial 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.