Suzanne Webb
Suzanne Webb | |
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Assistant Government Whip | |
In office 14 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Alexander Stafford |
Succeeded by | Craig Williams |
Member of Parliament for Stourbridge | |
In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Margot James |
Succeeded by | Cat Eccles |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-02-04) 4 February 1966 (age 58) Sutton Coldfield, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Website | Official website |
Suzanne Webb OBE (born 4 February 1966)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022.[2] She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge from 2019 to 2024.[3]
Early life and career
Webb was born in Sutton Coldfield. Prior to becoming an MP, she worked for a global logistics provider for 29 years, most recently in a senior leadership role.[4]
Early political career
Webb voted for the UK to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, although she became a supporter of Brexit after the referendum.[4]
Webb was elected as a Conservative Party councillor for the Castle Vale ward on Birmingham City Council on 3 May 2018. Her term of office expired in 2022. She had previously stood as the Conservative candidate for the Sutton Vesey ward in 2016.[5] She also stood as a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament elections for the West Midlands.[6]
As part of the Conservative voluntary party, Webb was the Coventry, Birmingham, and Solihull Area Chairman between 2017 and 2019. In 2019, Webb was elected as the West Midlands Regional Chairman.[7] She was also part of the Andy Street Campaign Team for the 2017 West Midlands mayoral election.
In November 2019, Webb was adopted as the candidate for Stourbridge after the incumbent, Margot James, announced that she would not be contesting the forthcoming election. The seat, which had been held by the Conservatives since 2010, was held by Webb.[8][9]
Parliamentary career
She was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for International Trade and Women and Equalities, serving under Liz Truss, in June 2020.
In September 2021, Webb was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace.[10]
From 8 July to 7 September 2022, she was an Assistant Government Whip in a role attached to the Ministry of Defence.[11]
On 7 September 2022, Webb was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Liz Truss. [12]
In November 2023, she was appointed Assistant Government Whip in the Sunak ministry.[13]
In the 2024 General Election, she lost her seat to Labour Party candidate Cat Eccles.[14]
Honours
Webb was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 29 December 2023 in Truss's resignation honours list.[15][16] She received the honour at Windsor Castle on 26 May 2024.[17]
References
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ Madeley, Peter (22 September 2022). "Liz Truss appoints Stourbridge MP to key 'eyes and ears' role". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Stourbridge - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Bev Holder (12 November 2019). "Stourbridge's new pro-Brexit candidate voted Remain". Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Birmingham local election: The 0 candidates in Sutton Vesey". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "European Parliament (UK) elections: The 0 candidates in West Midlands". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Suzanne Webb". West Midlands.
- ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Election history for Stourbridge (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk.
- ^ "New role in Ministry of Defence for Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb". Stourbridge News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Suzanne Webb MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Madeley, Peter (22 September 2022). "Liz Truss appoints Stourbridge MP to key 'eyes and ears' role". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Vukmirovic, James (14 November 2023). "Stourbridge MP moves up after receiving reshuffle promotion". Express & Star. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Stourbridge - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "No. 64309". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 February 2024. p. 2394.
- ^ "Resignation Honours 2023" (PDF). GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "MP tells of day to remember after receiving Royal honour". Stourbridge News. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Stourbridge 2019–2024 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 2022 | Succeeded by Craig Williams |
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