Stephen Williams | |
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Williams in 2008 | |
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 8 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Don Foster |
Succeeded by | Marcus Jones |
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills | |
In office 18 December 2007 – 13 May 2010 | |
Leader | Nick Clegg |
Preceded by | Sarah Teather |
Succeeded by | Sam Gyimah (2019) |
Member of Parliament for Bristol West | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Valerie Davey |
Succeeded by | Thangam Debbonaire |
Personal details | |
Born | Mountain Ash, Wales | 11 October 1966
Political party | Social Democrats (Before 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–present) |
Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Website | Official website |
Stephen Roy Williams (born 11 October 1966) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in 2015. As an MP, he served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.
He came third in the inaugural 2017 West of England mayoral election, fourth in the 2017 United Kingdom general election where he sought re-election to his former seat of Bristol West, fourth in the 2021 West of England mayoral election, and second in the 2023 Hotwells and Harbourside councillor by-election. He is currently one of three Liberal Democrat councillors for the Westbury on Trym and Henleaze ward elected in the 2024 local elections.