James Jamieson, Baron Jamieson

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The Lord Jamieson
OBE
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
11 March 2024
Life peerage
Personal details
Political party Conservative
Alma mater University of Sheffield

James Gerard Jamieson, Baron Jamieson, OBE is a British Conservative politician and life peer. He is a member of the House of Lords, a member and former leader of Central Bedfordshire Council, and a former chairman of the Local Government Association. [1] [2]

Jamieson has lived in Bedfordshire since the mid-1980s. [3] He studied at the University of Sheffield and graduated in 1986 with a Master of Engineering degree in materials process engineering. [4]

Jamieson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to local government. [5] He was nominated for a life peerage by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and on 11 March 2024 was created Baron Jamieson, of Maulden in the County of Bedfordshire. [6]

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References

  1. "Parliamentary career for Lord Jamieson". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. "Political Peerages 2024". GOV.UK . Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. "Cllr James Jamieson". The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. "Alumni and staff recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours". University of Sheffield. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N13.
  6. "No. 64345". The London Gazette . 15 March 2024. p. 5286.
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