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Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay
British Conservative politician and life peer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay (born 30 June 1983)[1] is a British Conservative member of the House of Lords who serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Libraries since March 2022.
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The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | |
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![]() Lord Parkinson in 2019 | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage | |
In office 29 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Stuart Andrew (Sport, Arts and Ceremonials) The Lord Kamall (Civil Society, Heritage, Tourism and Growth) |
Succeeded by | TBC |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts | |
In office 30 September 2021 – 20 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Dame Caroline Dinenage |
Succeeded by | Stuart Andrew (Sport, Arts and Ceremonials) |
Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
In office 14 February 2020 – 20 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
Preceded by | The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 22 October 2019 Life peer | |
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 13 July 2016 – 24 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Laurence Mann |
Succeeded by | Danny Kruger |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Graeme Parkinson (1983-06-30) 30 June 1983 (age 41) North Shields, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
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Lord Parkinson was previously a Special Adviser to Theresa May when she was Home Secretary and Prime Minister, and previously a think tank researcher and lobbyist.[2]