James Morris (British politician)
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James Morris MP |
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Member of Parliament for Halesowen and Rowley Regis |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvia Heal |
| Majority | 3,082 (7.0%) |
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4 February 1967 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Website | www |
James George Morris (born 4 February 1967) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halesowen and Rowley Regis in the West Midlands of England since the 2010 general election. He has served on the Communities and Local Government Select Committee since his election.
Morris was born on 4 February 1967 in Nottingham. He has roots in the Black Country: his grandfather worked in the Halesowen Steel works in the 1930s and 1940s, his parents are from the Black Country and his uncle lives in Rowley Regis.
Morris was educated at Nottingham High School, an independent school for boys in his home city of Nottingham, followed by the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a degree in English Literature. He then undertook Postgraduate research at Wadham College, Oxford, where he also represented the University at cricket, ending up with a first class batting average of 12. He later studied at Cranfield School of Management, from which he obtained an MBA.
Before becoming involved in politics in Halesowen and Rowley Regis, Morris had a successful career as a small businessman specialising in computer software. In 2003 he founded Mind the Gap, an independent campaign to promote civic action and to encourage more grass roots involvement in politics. In 2004 he wrote a pamphlet entitled - Change Starts Small - which explored how to get more local grass roots involvement in politics and argued that the British political system needed fundamental change. Morris is married to Anna and they have two young children.
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