Stephen Phillips (politician)
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Stephen Phillips QC |
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Member of Parliament for Sleaford and North Hykeham |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 4 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Douglas Hogg |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Johnson |
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Stephen James Phillips 9 March 1970 Chiswick, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative (until 2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Fiona née Goldsby (m. 1998; div. 2013) |
| Residence | Hampstead, London Borough of Camden |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Stephen James Phillips QC (born 9 March 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician, barrister and recorder (part-time Crown Court judge). He represented the constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham as its Member of Parliament (MP) from 2010 until his resignation. On 4 November 2016, he announced that he was standing down with immediate effect, owing to his irreconcilable policy differences with the government.
Stephen Phillips was born in London on 9 March 1970, the son of Stewart Charles Phillips, a civil servant, and his wife Janice Frances née Woodhall. He attended St. Mary's and Hardye's School prior to attending Canford School, Dorset, for A Levels, before going up to Oriel College, Oxford, from 1988 to 1992, where he graduated with a BA degree (proceeding MA [Oxon]) in Jurisprudence (Law) in 1991; he pursued postgraduate studies at Oxford University, receiving a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) in 1992.
After studying to become a barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law, he was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1993. He took silk (QC), and since 2009 has also served as a recorder. He was chairman of the governing body of Frank Barnes School, one of the few sign-bilingual schools for deaf people in Britain.
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