James Duddridge
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James Duddridge MP |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 11 August 2014 – 16 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Simmonds |
| Succeeded by | Alok Sharma |
| Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Robert Goodwill |
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Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Teddy Taylor |
| Majority | 11,050 (26.6%) |
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26 August 1971 Bristol, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Katy née Thompson |
| Residence | Southend and London |
| Alma mater | University of Essex |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Merchant banker |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Website | www.jamesduddridge.com |
James Philip Duddridge (born 26 August 1971) is a British Conservative politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East and previously served as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
He has served as a government whip, and before entering politics he worked as a merchant banker.
Born in Bristol, Duddridge was educated at Crestwood School, Huddersfield High School and The Blue School, Wells. He read Government at the University of Essex.
Duddridge served as Chairman of the Wells Young Conservatives from 1989 until 1991, and was elected Chairman of Essex University's Conservative Association in 1990. In 1991, Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin appointed him as a researcher.
After graduating in 1993, Duddridge embarked upon a retail banking career with Barclays until 2005. The company posted him to Africa with the Bank of Swaziland between 1995 and 1996, before he went on to be sales director for Banque Belgolaise in Ivory Coast until 1998. Duddridge returned to the UK in 1998 as Barclays national sales manager, and was seconded as service delivery director by Barclays Bank of Botswana in 2001. He was also a consultant, founder shareholder and director of YouGov from 2000, remaining in both positions until his election as an MP in 2005.
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