Margot James
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Margot James MP |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Anna Soubry (as Minister of State for Small Business) |
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Member of Parliament for Stourbridge |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lynda Waltho |
| Majority | 6,694 (14.5%) |
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28 August 1957 Coventry, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Domestic partner | Jay Hunt |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Website | Official website |
Margot Cathleen James MP (born 28 August 1957) is a British politician and entrepreneur. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Stourbridge and was PPS to Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint during his period as Minister for Trade and Investment. She is the first openly lesbian MP in the Conservative Party. She served as a local councillor in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from 2006 to 2008.
The younger daughter of a self-made businessman, James was born in Coventry. Educated privately in Leamington Spa, she was in the sixth form at Millfield School. James is a graduate of the London School of Economics (LSE) with a degree in Economics and Government.
James worked in sales and marketing for her father's business, Maurice James Industries (MJI), a haulage, waste management, and property group based around Birmingham. After working for a consulting firm, in 1986 she co-founded Shire Health Group, a public relations and clinical trials organisation. Shire Health was voted "Consultancy of the Year" three times, while James was voted Communicator of the Year in 1997. The company was sold to WPP Group in 2004, with James appointed Head of European Healthcare for WPP subsidiary Ogilvy & Mather.
James joined the Conservative Party aged 17, and chaired the LSE Conservative Association. During her studies, she acted as a researcher for MP Sir Anthony Durant, and after graduation spent a gap year working in the press office of Conservative Central Office. James resigned from the Conservative Party after Margaret Thatcher was ousted as Prime Minister. She rejoined the Conservative Party in 2004.
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