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James Jamieson | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Pending Appointment | |
| Assumed office TBD Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
James Jamieson is a British politician. He is a councillor on Central Bedfordshire Council and a former leader of the council.
He is the former chairman of the Local Government Association. In February 2024, it was announced Jamieson would be appointed to the House of Lords by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a Conservative Party peer.[1][2]
Jamieson was elected to Central Bedfordshire Council in 2009, representing the Flitwick ward. He presently represents the Westoning ward.[3]
He served as a Chair of Scrutiny on the council.[3] Jamieson became the leader of council after the 2011 local elections. He stood down as leader in January 2021.[4] In July 2018 he was elected leader of the Conservative Group of the Local Government Association and was elected the chairman of the Local Government Association in July 2019.[3]
Jamieson is a member of the Commission on Rough Sleeping.[3]
Jamieson studied at the University of Sheffield and is a qualified engineer.[3] He worked in business and banking before establishing his own consultancy.[3]
References edit
- ^ Walker, Peter (2024-02-09). "Major Tory donor among 13 new peers named in honours list". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Political Peerages 2024". Gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cllr James Jamieson". Commission on Rough Sleeping. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Calkin, Sarah (2020-11-27). "Jamieson to stand down as council leader". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
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